In a brilliant move, France has designated Britain as Rwanda. Thus allowing it to dump all of its illegals here.
The problem for Britain being:
1 France hasn't officially told us this yet.
2 Britain is paying France to dump its illegals here.
In a brilliant move, France has designated Britain as Rwanda. Thus allowing it to dump all of its illegals here.
The problem for Britain being:
1 France hasn't officially told us this yet.
2 Britain is paying France to dump its illegals here.
The Prime Minister: We have to take over other accommodation, and we have to drive down the asylum lists. There is no alternative.
The deal, which was initially pitched as a balanced “one in, one out” arrangement to curb illegal Channel crossings, has devolved into a lopsided travesty. Reports suggest that for every 17 migrants crossing the Channel to the UK, only one will be returned to France, with a trial phase capping returns at a measly 50 migrants per week. With over 44,000 migrants having crossed the Channel since Starmer took office, this equates to a paltry 6% return rate—a figure so negligible it barely qualifies as a policy, let alone a solution. The British public, already frustrated by years of unchecked migration, has been sold a false promise of border security, only to be handed a deal that effectively waves more boats through.
Starmer’s supporters might argue that this deal is a pragmatic step toward cooperation with France, a necessary compromise to tackle the small boat crisis. But pragmatism doesn’t justify surrender. The Prime Minister’s willingness to accept such an imbalanced arrangement reveals a deeper truth: his government lacks the backbone to confront the smuggling gangs exploiting Britain’s borders. Instead of demanding robust action from France—such as intercepting boats before they reach UK waters—Starmer has settled for a token gesture that does little to deter illegal crossings. The French, meanwhile, appear to have outmanoeuvred him, securing UK concessions while offering minimal returns. Macron’s smiling photo-ops with Starmer during the state visit only underscore the one-sided nature of this diplomatic debacle.
The numbers tell a damning story. Home Office figures indicate that over 21,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2025 alone, a record high for this point in the year. Yet Starmer’s response is to greenlight a scheme that, at best, will return a mere 1,500 migrants by year’s end, assuming the trial phase even succeeds. This is not a deterrent; it’s a drop in the ocean. The smuggling gangs, who have adapted their tactics to evade authorities, must be laughing at the Prime Minister’s naivety. By accepting a deal that allows 17 times more migrants to stay than are sent back, Starmer is effectively incentivising the very crossings he claims to want to stop.
Worse still, the deal has sparked opposition from other EU countries, including Italy, Greece, Spain, Malta, and Cyprus, who fear France will offload returned migrants onto them under EU rules. This diplomatic fallout exposes Starmer’s failure to anticipate the broader consequences of his negotiations, further isolating the UK in European discussions on migration. The Prime Minister’s much-touted “reset” with the EU, meant to foster cooperation, is crumbling under the weight of his own missteps.
Starmer’s defenders might point to the abandonment of the Rwanda scheme as a sign of moral progress, but scrapping a policy that aimed to deter illegal migration without replacing it with a credible alternative is not leadership—it’s negligence. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has rightly called out Starmer’s cancellation of the Rwanda plan, which could have served as a genuine deterrent. Instead, we’re left with a half-baked agreement that does nothing to address the “pull factors” Macron himself has highlighted, such as access to jobs and benefits in the UK. Starmer’s refusal to consider measures like ID cards, despite French pressure, only compounds the perception of a leader unwilling to take bold action.
Social media sentiment, particularly on X, reflects the public’s outrage. Users have branded the deal a “stitch-up” and accused Starmer of orchestrating the “intentional destruction of Britain by design.” While some dismiss these criticisms as right-wing hyperbole, the underlying frustration is undeniable: the British people want their borders secured, not bartered away in lopsided deals. Starmer’s promise to “smash the gangs” and tackle illegal migration rings hollow when his flagship policy allows 17 migrants to stay for every one returned.
This agreement is not just a failure of negotiation; it’s a betrayal of trust. Starmer campaigned on a platform of competence and control, yet his first major test on migration has exposed him as out of his depth. The British public deserves a leader who fights for their interests, not one who hands Macron a diplomatic victory while Britain’s borders remain a free-for-all. If Starmer cannot deliver on something as fundamental as border security, what hope is there for his government to tackle the myriad other challenges facing the nation? The “17 in, 1 out” deal isn’t just a policy misstep—it’s a symbol of a Prime Minister too weak to stand up for Britain.
Official figures showed 1,689,000 non-UK nationals are either unemployed or classified as economically inactive because they are not looking to enter the workforce.
The Centre for Migration Control put the cost to taxpayers of record levels of migrant worklessness at as much as £8.5 billion a year.
Robert Bates, research director at the Centre for Migration Control, said last night:
"For all the talk of a fiscal 'black hole', the Labour Government seem to be missing the glaringly obvious fact that mass migration is causing economic pandemonium.
There is no reason for us to continue handing out so many long-term visas when we are currently having to bail out over a million migrants who are already in Britain but not working.
This is the very definition of a Ponzi scheme, and we will only compound the problem if we do not change course soon.”
The Centre for Migration Control calculated the cost attributed to workless migrants could skyrocket to as high as £20.3billion.
How much is that mythical "black hole" again???
If TwoTier really wants to stop the boats he needs to attack the demand, and the easiest way to do that is to stop paying benefits and providing housing to illegal migrants.
5,000 empty hotel beds that we’re all paying for just in case illegal immigrants need them. The social contract is completely broken. pic.twitter.com/ePJsWJ1ttY
— Patrick Christys (@PatrickChristys) August 28, 2024
Now you know why Starmer will increase your taxes!
Immigrants: £18 ferry + £7 coach to Newry then walk into the Republic of Ireland. There are no Borders. The Irish Government demanded this during Brexit. Be careful what you wish for, land-grabbing Northern Ireland didn't work. pic.twitter.com/Mxb8UVjNLt
— Robbie (@Warwicktweets) April 29, 2024
Dublin is very vexed about this, and is sounding off loudly in the media about it.
However, what the Teashop and his lackeys have failed to mention is the fact that the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is a direct result of the Republic's intransigence during the Brexit negotiations about the "hard/soft" border on the island of Ireland.
Ironically Ireland can't send them back, because Ireland’s designation of the UK as a “safe third country” to which asylum seekers can be returned for processing is unlawful as a matter of EU law, the Irish High Court has ruled.
Karma's a bitch eh guys!?
Police in northern France funded by UK taxpayers to stop migrants crossing the Channel. We witnessed them standing back and watching as a group of more than 50 made their way to a perilously overcrowded dinghy.
— Peter A Smith (@PeterAdamSmith) April 11, 2024
82 then arrived in Dover. They made it to the UK. pic.twitter.com/ijCFii5VdK
Send the SAS over there to disable the boats on the beaches and to rendite the people smugglers!
Today, I signed an agreement with my friend @GDarmanin in Paris to ramp up our co-ordination to tackle illegal immigration. Our new deal will see UK officers embedded in French operations for the first time & a 40% increase in French officers patrolling in northern France 1/2 pic.twitter.com/h5a9rRdW1u
— Suella Braverman MP (@SuellaBraverman) November 14, 2022
And look who advises the Albanian PM as @tnewtondunn pointed out last night … pic.twitter.com/LC2mY0noau
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) November 3, 2022
The Albanian PM chose the blame Britain last night for the fact that members of the Albanian crime gangs want to leave Albania and set up shop in the UK.
Not unsurprisngly this perverse view has puzzled a few people.
The answer lies in his choice of advisor!