UK-France ‘one in one out’ deal to expire on Thursday, say sources

The UK government’s “one in one out” deal with France, which was supposed to help deter small boat arrivals, is expected to expire on Thursday, government sources have said. Negotiations to extend the deal have stalled over French demands for a Europe-wide deal instead, and a reluctance to scale up the numbers of people exchanged between the two countries. Flights that remove people who have been already detained under the scheme will continue, but they are expected to end within weeks. A UK government source confirmed that the expectation was that the deal would be formally drawn to a close...