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UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: ABC News
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What happened

The U.K.government has scrapped a pilot program with France designed to curb migrant crossings in the English Channel…

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  • The U.K.government has scrapped a pilot program with France designed to curb migrant crossings in the English Channel…
  • Reported by ABC News and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:44:54 UTC.

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  1. UK-France deal aimed at reducing number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats is scrapped

  2. UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped

  3. Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster

  4. Irish PM says Ireland ‘not overrun’ by immigrants, legal migration tied to economic success

  5. French court sentences 13 men over deadliest small-boat crossing to UK

  6. UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant deal scrapped

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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant deal scrapped

A UK-French pilot scheme known as "one in, one out," set up to cut the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, has been scrapped.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky News