UK and France finalize migrant swap deal amid political debates
TL;DR
The UK and France have agreed on a 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal to deter dangerous crossings of the English Channel, allowing each country to return migrants without family ties and grant asylum to others with connections, amid ongoing migration challenges and EU objections.
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- U.K. and France agree to swap migrants in ‘one in, one out’ deal The Washington Post
- UK-France migrant deal 'robust' against legal challenges, Cooper says BBC
- Britain expects EU to approve migration deal with France, says Yvette Cooper The Guardian
- Macron says record illegal Channel crossings point to Brexit failure Reuters
- Politics latest: Cooper refuses to say how many migrants will be sent to France The Independent
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