The UK government is negotiating with France to create a pilot scheme addressing illegal migration across the Channel, where for each legal migrant accepted for family reunification, an equivalent number of illegal migrants would be returned. This initiative aims to discourage human smuggling networks. UK officials are confirming ongoing talks with France to tackle the perilous trading of migrants, particularly following criticisms related to previous agreements, such as the controversial Rwanda deportation scheme, which the Labour party scrapped.
"France's interest is to discourage migrants and smuggling networks from attempting to reach the UK from France," the country's interior ministry told the BBC, indicating that the scheme serves a bilateral purpose.
UK Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood stated, 'I can confirm that there are discussions ongoing with the French government about how we stop this appalling and dangerous trade in people that's happening across the English Channel.'
The French interior ministry explained that the pilot scheme would operate under 'a one-for-one principle': for each legal admission under family reunification, there would be a corresponding readmission of undocumented migrants.
The Conservatives mentioned that Labour's decision to scrap the Rwanda deportation agreement last year had diminished a crucial deterrent to illegal immigration, impacting current migration negotiations.
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