0h 1min, oct 23, 2025 y - Removed Migrant to be 'Fast-Tracked' to France

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A migrant who returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed under the "one in one out" scheme with to France will have his removal "fast-tracked", the prime minister has said.

The man claimed to have been a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smuggling gangs in France, according to reports in the Guardian.

Speaking to the BBC, Sir Keir Starmer said "trying to get back here has been completely pointless" for the man, who is understood to be an Iranian national.

"He's already in the system, we know who he is, we've got him and we're going to get him back out of the country very, very quickly."

The BBC understands the man was initially detained on 6 August and was removed on 19 September, becoming the third person to be sent to France under the scheme. He returned about a month later, on 18 October.

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