Starmer closes 'groundbreaking' migrant deal with Macron | LBC

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a “one in, one out” migration deal with France after a series of crunch talks with Emmanuel Macron Sir Keir held a press conference with the French President on Thursday as the two leaders pledged to tackle the "global crisis" of illegal migration. The PM announced his "one in, one out" deal as a "groundbreaking" agreement, which will allow illegal migrants to be returned to France quickly in exchange for someone legally allowed to live in the UK. He said the agreement will come into force in the coming weeks in the form of a pilot test. Migrants arriving by small boat will be "detained and returned to France in short order", Sir Keir added. Tom Swarbrick and Natasha Clark react to the news just moments after the announcement. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #tomswarbrick #natashaclark #migration #migrants #smallboats #keirstarmer #labour #breakingnews #ukpolitics #uknews #politics #lbc LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup