For the first time, small boat migrants arriving in the UK face being detained and returned to France.
This is according to an agreement between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron to take forward a groundbreaking partnership to address illegal Channel crossings and dismantle the people-smuggling gangs.
A new pilot scheme will see small boat arrivals being returned to France, and then an equal number of migrants will be able to come to the UK from France through a new legal route - fully documented and subject to strict security checks.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.