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Rights case blocks first 'one in, one out' UK-France migrant swaps

The first deportations of migrants to France from Britain under the so-called 'one in, one out' scheme agreed between London and Paris, whereby a rejected asylum seeker is returned to France in exchange for a candidate for asylum, were this week held up due to last-minute legal challenges.

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16 September 2025 à 02h00

Migrants have been pulled off the first deportation flights to France because of outstanding human rights claims, reports The Times.

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Politique économique — Analysis

Taxe Zucman : gare au totem

La proposition d’un impôt plancher de 2 % sur le patrimoine des ultrariches, devenue le symbole de la bataille pour une meilleure équité fiscale, provoque l’ire du camp du capital. Pourtant, certains économistes pro-business commencent à la défendre, non sans arrière-pensées.

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À l’air libre — Video

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Libertés publiques

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Arts

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