UK abandons third-country deportation model, pays France £660m to intercept at source instead

The UK will transfer £660 million to France to enforce Channel migration prevention on French territory, deploying riot police and expanded judicial units against smuggling networks. This abandons the previous government's Rwanda scheme—which never operationalized—in favor of suppressing departures rather than deterring destinations. Success depends on sustained political alignment and whether enforcement pressure proves durable against adaptive smuggling routes.