He says small boats migrants will be returned to France, in exchange for asylum seekers who have not tried to enter the UK illegally.

The U.K. agreed in 2022 to pay France some $650 million over three years to help turn back migrants who gather on the French side to cross. Thousands of migrants wait in makeshift camps in and around the port city of Calais in Northern France to attempt the perilous journey.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed a “one in, one out” migrant returns deal with French President Emmanuel Macron as they attempt to slash the number of people crossing the English Channel on dangerous small boats.