A "one in, one out" deal agreed by the UK and French governments on Thursday proposes that for each migrant the UK returns, Britain will accept another who has made a legal claim in France.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday (July 10) that they had agreed on a "one in, one out" returns scheme - which would see Britain deporting to France undocumented people arriving in small boats,

Keir Starmer sealed a “one in, one out” migrant-return deal with French President Emmanuel Macron that highlighted the limits for now of the UK Prime Minister’s efforts to reset relations with European nations five years after Brexit.