The home secretary has hailed the ‘milestone’ of more than 100 migrants being returned under the government’s ‘one in, one out’ deal.

Shabana Mahmood said 113 people who arrived by small boat have been deported in two months, with 84 arriving here by legal routes in return so far.

The deal, which was announced by Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron in the summer, aims to deter anyone thinking about making the perilous journey across the English Channel, by introducing the risk they will simply end up back where they just left.

However, more than 8,000 people have arrived in the country on small boats since the first person was flown back took place on September 18.

And there have been two high-profile incidents of people making the crossing for a second time after being returned to Fr

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