"Downing Street has denied that the government's returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day. Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called one in one out agreement was a shambles, the prime minister's spokesperson said No. The response came after plans on Monday and Tuesday to fly rejected asylum applicants to Paris were dropped."
"Under the one in, one out pilot scheme, British officials are supposed to detain some of those who cross the Channel and send them back to France, in return taking an asylum seeker in France who can show they have family connections in Britain. The deal was announced by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron in July."
"In a further development, French interior ministry officials have reportedly warned that the deal could be abandoned if it is not functioning well. The ministry said that it would accept only a handful of migrants this week as it stressed the very experimental nature of this deal. An interior ministry source told the AFP news agency: We may terminate the agreement if we do not find it satisfactory."
Downing Street denied the returns deal with France was in chaos after plans to forcibly remove people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day. Flights scheduled on Monday and Tuesday to fly rejected asylum applicants to Paris were dropped, though further flights have been booked for later in the week and a first flight is expected. Under the one in, one out pilot, British officials are to detain some Channel crossers and return them to France in exchange for taking an asylum seeker from France with family connections in Britain. French officials warned they may terminate the agreement if it proves unsatisfactory, while the Home Office faces challenges linked to vulnerable detainees and legal obstacles.
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