00:00Under the groundbreaking agreement announced by the Prime Minister and President Macron last week,
00:05individuals who arrive in the UK by small boat can for the first time be readmitted to France.
00:12This is the right thing to do and is also an important step towards undermining the business
00:18model of the organised crime groups behind these crossings. So we've agreed to establish a safe
00:24reciprocal exchange mechanism for individuals in France who apply with appropriate documentation
00:30to be transferred to the UK subject to clear eligibility criteria and stringent security checks.
00:37Transfers to the UK under the new route will match the number readmitted to France on a one-for-one
00:43basis. Further details of this scheme will be set out in the immigration rules once final arrangements
00:49are in place. And this innovative agreement means people who undertake illegal, dangerous journeys
00:55to the UK, putting their own and other people's lives at risk and paying money to fuel an entire
01:02criminal industry, being returned to France where the boats set off from. And in return we will take
01:09people who apply lawfully, who pass security checks, with priority given to those who have a connection
01:15with the UK, those who are most likely to be refugees or are most vulnerable to smuggler gangs.
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