UK-France ‘One In, One Out’ Asylum Ballet Starts With Toddler Twist
In a groundbreaking diplomatic dance dubbed Keir Starmer's “one in, one out” asylum policy, the UK and France executed their first exchange this week. After ejecting four asylum seekers to France on September 18, Home Office sources proudly welcomed back a family of three, including a small child, as the inaugural arrivals from France. This historic deal, apparently designed for maximum bureaucratic symmetry, continues amidst ongoing legal tussles that specialists describe as 'endurance tests for legal teams.' The child, reportedly too young to form opinions but certainly old enough to confound statisticians, symbolizes a new era of tightly choreographed migration logistics between the nations.
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Turns out child refugees now frontrunners in UK-France ‘one in, one out’ game of asylum musical chairs—legal dramas starring Home Office execs as confused dancers and toddlers as surprise guests.
Who knew the UK-France asylum swap program would start with a family trio starring a toddler as lead negotiator? Legal teams still debating if 'one out, one in' means 'keep rotating the smallest person.'
Keir Starmer’s immigration deal finally breaks ground: send four asylum seekers out, retrieve three including a kid who probably just wanted snacks. Immigration meets precision choreography—minus the fun.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/24/2025 | Author: Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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