Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's migrant deal will come into force on Tuesday, with detentions set to begin by the end of the week.

The "one in, one out" pilot scheme - which will allow the UK to send some people who have crossed the Channel back to France in exchange for asylum seekers with ties to Britain - was signed last week, and has now been approved by the European Commission.

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It comes as 2025 is on course to be a record year for crossings.

Approximately 25,436 people have already made the journey this year, according to PA news agency analysis of Home Office figures - 49% higher than at the same point in 2024.

The prime minister and the French president hailed the deal as a "good agree

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