More than 18,000 migrants have crossed the Channel so far this year
Labour is reportedly close to finalising a controversial "one in, one out" migrant exchange deal with France that has been branded "nonsensical" by migration expert Steven Woolfe.
The agreement, which could be announced within days, would see France accept Channel migrants back for the first time in exchange for Britain taking an equal number of asylum seekers from French processing centres.
Speaking to GB News, director of The Centre For Migration Steven Woolfe said: "The idea of a one in, one out system is nonsensical. The theory is that if someone is denied asylum through an official hub in Paris or Lille and still chooses to cross on a boat, they’ll be returned.
"But in reality, they’ll keep trying until they get in. We’re already seeing this with people hiding in lorries, around 5,000 a year arrive this way. These routes existed before Brexit, under the old Dublin II system, and they continue now."
