Labour minister says ‘one in, one out’ France return fail shows scheme is ‘working’

Labour minister says 'one in, one out’ France return fail shows scheme is 'working'Times Radio

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00:00Iranian migrant who was removed to France under the one-in-one-out deal has, in fact, returned to Britain on a small boat.

00:07Does the government yet understand what went wrong that allowed this to happen?

00:11Well, I'm really pleased you asked about this, and I think it shows the scheme working,

00:14because this guy came here, he shouldn't have come here, he paid somebody, a smuggling gang, to cross the channel.

00:21He was stopped, he was detained, and he was returned to France.

00:26He came again, he paid someone again, and he will be returned to France again.

00:32And the message is really clear from the government.

00:34If you come here illegally and you cross, as we scale up this French returns agreement, you will be deported,

00:40you will go back to France, the money you've spent will be wasted,

00:43and if you do it again and again, you will be returned again and again.