Govt: France says small boats return deal still going ahead
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Govt: France says small boats return deal still going ahead
Minister for EU Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds says the French Interior Ministry has reassured the Home Office that the small boats returns deal will continue to go ahead, despite fears that the French government could collapse.
Report by Brooksl.
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Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted the UK-France return deal would “fundamentally undermine” the smugglers organising the crossings.
Under the pilot scheme,..
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick says France could halt Channel crossings “tomorrow” if it used UK funding properly. He welcomes a potential returns deal but warns Britain has been “led up..
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