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UK-France Agreement on Migrant Repatriation Raises EU Concerns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed an agreement to repatriate irregular migrants crossing the English Channel, prompting concerns from the European Commission and five Mediterranean countries over potential destabilization of the EU asylum system; the pro...
UK-France Agreement on Migrant Repatriation Raises EU Concerns
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed an agreement to repatriate irregular migrants crossing the English Channel, prompting concerns from the European Commission and five Mediterranean countries over potential destabilization of the EU asylum system; the pro...
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56% Bias Score
UK-France Migrant Deal: 50 Weekly Returns Questioned
A new UK-France agreement will see 50 migrants weekly returned to France in exchange for others entering legally; however, experts question its effectiveness given 44,000 illegal crossings in the past year and the French's final say on released migrants.
UK-France Migrant Deal: 50 Weekly Returns Questioned
A new UK-France agreement will see 50 migrants weekly returned to France in exchange for others entering legally; however, experts question its effectiveness given 44,000 illegal crossings in the past year and the French's final say on released migrants.
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56% Bias Score
UK-France Intensify Collaboration to Curb Record Channel Crossings
The UK and France are intensifying collaboration to combat record small boat crossings in the English Channel (nearly 20,000 in the first six months of 2025), with new French powers for earlier intervention, a potential 'one-in, one-out' migrant return agreement, and increased UK funding for French ...
UK-France Intensify Collaboration to Curb Record Channel Crossings
The UK and France are intensifying collaboration to combat record small boat crossings in the English Channel (nearly 20,000 in the first six months of 2025), with new French powers for earlier intervention, a potential 'one-in, one-out' migrant return agreement, and increased UK funding for French ...
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40% Bias Score
France's New Channel Crossing Tactics: On-Water Interventions and Asylum Swap Considered
France's new tactics to stop small boats crossing the Channel involve actively intercepting vessels, puncturing boats with knives, and potentially using nets; a "one in, one out" asylum swap is also under consideration, as announced by UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper before Emmanuel Macron's UK visi...
France's New Channel Crossing Tactics: On-Water Interventions and Asylum Swap Considered
France's new tactics to stop small boats crossing the Channel involve actively intercepting vessels, puncturing boats with knives, and potentially using nets; a "one in, one out" asylum swap is also under consideration, as announced by UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper before Emmanuel Macron's UK visi...
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44% Bias Score
France Denies Routine Boat Destruction, Contradicting UK Claims
Following a French police intervention involving the destruction of an overcrowded migrant boat, French authorities clarified that this was a one-time, life-saving measure, not a policy change, contradicting earlier UK statements and highlighting ongoing disagreements over Channel crossing managemen...
France Denies Routine Boat Destruction, Contradicting UK Claims
Following a French police intervention involving the destruction of an overcrowded migrant boat, French authorities clarified that this was a one-time, life-saving measure, not a policy change, contradicting earlier UK statements and highlighting ongoing disagreements over Channel crossing managemen...
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64% Bias Score
Med 5 Expresses Concern Over Anglo-French Migration Pact
The Med 5 countries (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Spain) expressed concerns to the EU Commission about a new Anglo-French migration pact, which involves a "one-for-one" exchange of migrants and could increase migratory pressure on the Med 5's southern borders due to its potential circumvention ...
Med 5 Expresses Concern Over Anglo-French Migration Pact
The Med 5 countries (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Spain) expressed concerns to the EU Commission about a new Anglo-French migration pact, which involves a "one-for-one" exchange of migrants and could increase migratory pressure on the Med 5's southern borders due to its potential circumvention ...
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36% Bias Score
UK, France Near "One In, One Out" Migrant Deal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are in talks to announce a "one in, one out" migration agreement on Thursday, involving the weekly return of up to 50 migrants to France from the UK, matched by an equal number of asylum seekers entering the UK from France. The agre...
UK, France Near "One In, One Out" Migrant Deal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are in talks to announce a "one in, one out" migration agreement on Thursday, involving the weekly return of up to 50 migrants to France from the UK, matched by an equal number of asylum seekers entering the UK from France. The agre...
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44% Bias Score
Macron Demands UK Action on Migrants as Joint Plan Faces Backlash
During a state visit, French President Macron pledged a firmer approach to the Channel migrant crisis, emphasizing the UK's need to address "pull factors," while a proposed UK-France migrant returns deal faces criticism and concerns about potential unintended consequences.
Macron Demands UK Action on Migrants as Joint Plan Faces Backlash
During a state visit, French President Macron pledged a firmer approach to the Channel migrant crisis, emphasizing the UK's need to address "pull factors," while a proposed UK-France migrant returns deal faces criticism and concerns about potential unintended consequences.
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64% Bias Score
EU Objections Jeopardize UK-France Migrant Return Deal
The UK's plan to return migrants crossing the Channel illegally to France is in jeopardy due to EU objections, raising concerns about the potential impact on other member states and highlighting the challenges of addressing the ongoing migrant crisis, with over 20,000 illegal crossings in the first ...
EU Objections Jeopardize UK-France Migrant Return Deal
The UK's plan to return migrants crossing the Channel illegally to France is in jeopardy due to EU objections, raising concerns about the potential impact on other member states and highlighting the challenges of addressing the ongoing migrant crisis, with over 20,000 illegal crossings in the first ...
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48% Bias Score
France deploys jet skis and nets to deter Channel crossings
French police are using jet skis and nets to stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel, a tactic following a recent incident where officers slashed a migrant boat with a knife; this action aims to deter crossings and comes amid ongoing efforts to curb the number of migrants reaching the UK.
France deploys jet skis and nets to deter Channel crossings
French police are using jet skis and nets to stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel, a tactic following a recent incident where officers slashed a migrant boat with a knife; this action aims to deter crossings and comes amid ongoing efforts to curb the number of migrants reaching the UK.
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52% Bias Score
Increased Migrant Arrivals Via Small Boats Across the Channel
The number of migrants arriving in the UK via small boats increased in June 2025, with 5,170 arriving on 80 boats (an average of 65 people per boat), compared to 3,041 on 56 boats (54 people per boat) in June 2024; this could indicate increased overcrowding or larger boats.
Increased Migrant Arrivals Via Small Boats Across the Channel
The number of migrants arriving in the UK via small boats increased in June 2025, with 5,170 arriving on 80 boats (an average of 65 people per boat), compared to 3,041 on 56 boats (54 people per boat) in June 2024; this could indicate increased overcrowding or larger boats.
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28% Bias Score
Channel Crossings: Minister's Claim Contradicted by Official Figures
A disagreement erupted on BBC Question Time over the age and sex of those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a minister's claim that most were women and children contradicted by Home Office figures showing 81% of 6,420 arrivals in Q1 2025 were adult men.
Channel Crossings: Minister's Claim Contradicted by Official Figures
A disagreement erupted on BBC Question Time over the age and sex of those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a minister's claim that most were women and children contradicted by Home Office figures showing 81% of 6,420 arrivals in Q1 2025 were adult men.
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64% Bias Score
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