Brexit made tackling illegal migration harder, says Macron

WorldPolitics
11 Jul 2025 • 2:42 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a "one in, one out" migrant returns scheme on Thursday, 10 July 2025.
  • Macron stated that Brexit has made it harder to tackle illegal migration across the Channel due to the UK's lack of a migratory agreement with the EU.
  • He added that this situation creates an incentive for migrants to attempt crossings, which is the opposite of what Brexit had promised.
  • The agreed plan involves sending back small boat migrants, with an asylum seeker being sent to the UK in exchange.
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