More than 1,000 migrants arrive in small boats in one day - despite returns deal with France

More than 1,000 people crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats on Friday - the day after the first migrant was deported under the "one in, one out" deal.

The latest Home Office figures showed 1,072 people made the journey in 13 boats.

On the same day, an Iranian man became the third migrant to be deported under the UK's deal with France.

The number of people who have made the crossing so far in 2025 now stands at 32,103 - a record for this point in a year.

Ministers hope the deal will act as a deterrent, showing migrants they face being sent back to France.

But the scale of Friday's crossings suggested the policy was so far having little effect on those prepared to make the risky crossing across the Channel.

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