Sir Keir Starmer said a deal to send small boats migrants back to France for the first time was a "breakthrough moment" which would "turn the tables" on people smugglers.The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron - who said Brexit had made it harder to deal with illegal migration - hope the deal will have a deterrent effect beyond the limited numbers involved in the pilot scheme.

Sir Keir Starmer said a deal to send small boats migrants back to France for the first time was a "breakthrough moment" which would "turn the tables" on people smugglers.The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron - who said Brexit had made it harder to deal with illegal migration - hope the deal will have a deterrent effect beyond the limited numbers involved in the pilot scheme.