- The first migrant has been deported to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal, flying from Heathrow to Paris on Thursday morning.
- The deported asylum seeker is from India, with French officials expecting another migrant under the scheme later today due to an existing agreement with India for enforced returns.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood vowed to review modern slavery laws after the High Court blocked an Eritrean asylum seeker’s removal, criticising what she called “vexatious, last-minute” claims.
- Ms Mahmood's comments were condemned by independent anti-slavery commissioner Eleanor Lyons, who stated they would put lives at risk.
- Several other asylum seekers scheduled for deportation had their removal directions cancelled or deferred after sending pre-action legal letters to the Home Office.
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