Another Plan To Stop The Boats

Today, the UK and France have unveiled a new “one in, one out” plan to reduce small boat Channel crossings.

Announcing the deal at the end of Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, Keir Starmer said migrants arriving on small boats will be returned to France, in exchange for asylum seekers who have not tried to enter the UK illegally.

Adam and Chris unpack what’s in the deal, and ask whether this latest plan will work.

Plus, host of Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire joins Adam to talk about her experiences speaking to migrants in France who are hoping to make small boat crossings to the UK.

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New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producers were Grace Braddock and Jada Meosa John. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.