COMMENT: The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn't work, the prime minister is doomed, says

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed a “groundbreaking” one in, one out migration deal – just hours after hundreds made the perilous journey across the English Channel to the UK.At the end of a historic three-day state visit by the French president,

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on a pilot scheme to return small boats crossing the Channel to France

French president Emmanuel Macron blamed Brexit for a rise in small boats crossing the Channel, as he and Sir Keir Starmer announced a new "one in, one out" deal to return migrants. Highlighting how the UK had no migration deal with the EU after Brexit,

Emmanuel Macron has opened the door to Britain rejoining the EU just hours after Reform UK Nigel Farage warned Keir Starmer against trusting the "arrogant anti-Brexit President". The French President,

By Elizabeth Pineau, Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskillLONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced tougher migration controls on Thursday, ending a state visit with deals on defence,