UK and France scrap 'one in, one out' migrant deal after limited results
The UK and France have ended their 'one in, one out' migrant exchange agreement, which allowed Britain to return illegal small-boat arrivals in exchange for accepting legal asylum seekers from France. The pilot, known as Operation Hillmore, processed only about 1,500 people over a year, failing to significantly deter the 27,920 small-boat arrivals recorded during the period. France pushed for an EU-wide solution, while the UK cited the program's limited scale and high cost.