LABOUR’S “one-in, one-out” migrant deal will do nothing to stop the surge in small boat crossings, a former immigration minister has blasted.
The trial, which starts today, sees up to 50 Channel migrants a week sent back to France while the UK will take in the same number via a legal route.
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Detentions are expected to begin within days and removals could start in weeks.
But Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick slammed the plan as “so watered down”.
He told the BBC he and former PM Rishi Sunak had pushed for France to accept “every single illegal migrant” in a deal.
He said: “The French said no, and said no again to Starmer when he’s tried to do the same.
“The answer is to have a proper deterrent — sorting out our human rights laws, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights and then ensuring we actually deport everyone.”
Charity visa routes are also being tightened as a Nigerian YouTuber boasted about using them to get into the UK.
Border security minister Dame Angela Eagle admitted it “looks like” the route is being abused.
Ministers plan to stop universities taking foreign students if they do not prevent courses being used to claim asylum.
More than 25,000 people have already crossed the Channel in 2025 – a record for this point in the year.
