Tom Harwood has broken down the latest figures emerging from the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant deal live on GB News, and the maths doesn’t quite add up.
Pointing at a whiteboard in GB News' Numeracy Corner, Tom showed viewers that while six migrants have been removed under the scheme so far, 1,154 have arrived in the same week.
The figures come as ministers insist the new deportation agreements represent a "significant step forward", but critics say the Government is failing to get a grip on the scale of Channel crossings.
Tom Harwood said: "We are dealing with significant numbers here. So we’ve come over to Numeracy Corner at GB News to try and help people at home understand the scale of these returns figures.
Tom Harwood shared the migrant maths with viewers
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"Before today, we had four migrants who had left the country. But now, under this new deal, we’ve got another two.
"So, if we add those numbers up, that makes six migrants removed so far under the so-called 'one-in, one-out' scheme.
"Should we compare that to the number who have arrived this week?
"Well, that figure is just a little larger - 1,157 have come in. So, if we subtract the six removed from the 1,157 arrivals, our net total becomes 1,151 for the week."
Sir Keir Starmer has struck a deal with French President Emmanuel Macron to create a legal route for asylum seekers aimed at deterring dangerous small boat crossings in the Channel.
Under the agreement, the first migrants who arrived by boat have already been deported back to France.
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After six people were removed from Britain, the Home Office said the move was part of "critical first steps" under the pilot scheme.
A Home Office spokesman said it was a "clear message to people-smuggling gangs that illegal entry into the UK will not be tolerated".
"We will continue to detain and remove those who arrive by small boat," the spokesman said.
"And we will work with France to operate a legal route for an equal number of eligible migrants to come to the UK, subject to security checks."
Tom Harwood questioned whether the scheme is helping
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The Government is under pressure over the migrant crisis, with more than 50,000 people crossing the Channel since Labour took power last year.
So far in 2025, 32,188 have arrived by small boat, including more than 1,000 in a single day last Friday.
Ministers say the new deal with France will see deportations stepped up, with the agreement in place until June next year.