Britain expects EU to approve migration deal with France, says Yvette Cooper

Home secretary confident the scheme targeting small-boat crossings will not be delayed by opposition from EuropeBritain expects the EU to approve its migration returns deal with France, the home secretary has said, after France said it needed to be legally ratified before being put into action.Yvette Cooper said on Friday she thought the European Commission would sign off on the pilot scheme, which will involve some people who cross the Channel in small boats being returned to France, in return for some asylum seekers being moved from France to the UK. Continue reading...

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