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Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed on GB News after his new "one in, one out" immigration deal looks as though it will be blocked by the European Commission. The deal, which was set to be agreed with France, is due to be scuppered following EU objections. The agreement would have allowed the Government to return some of the migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have all reportedly objected to the deal and fear they would be forced to take in a rush of deported migrants. According to the EU's Dublin agreement, migrants can be sent back to the EU country where they first landed.

Emmanuel Macron's state visit is due to take place this week, and according to The Telegraph, talks on the scheme were still a "work in progress". A guest on GB News has now said: "This is absolutely not what people voted for!"

Political commentator Alice Grant waded in on the Prime Minister and said: "Considering we voted for Brexit, and that we wanted to take back control of our borders, and now we're being needy and asking them for help.

"It's ridiculous. Of course, we're paying billions, and the French - there's no guarantee that they will even enforce these obligations."

She added: "I think what's most worrying is that obviously, Keir Starmer talked tough on migration, but this is a total, complete set-up. The one-in-one-out policy is a joke, frankly. It will actually create an incentive to have even more migration here. It's not solving any problems."

Starmer and President Macron are set to talk about immigration when they hold a summit during his visit later this week.

A No10 spokesperson told GB News, "We very much look forward to welcoming President Macron for a historic state visit this week. That relationship is key to a number of issues, and we expect to make good progress on a wide range of priorities, including migration, growth, defence and security, which will deliver on the interests of both the British and the French public."

Asked whether the French police's use of a knife to puncture an inflatable boat was a signal of new tactics being employed, the spokesman appeared to suggest a discussed new approach is yet to be rolled out.

"We are the first Government to have secured agreement from the French to review their maritime tactics so their border enforcement teams can intervene in shallow waters," they added.

"This is operationally and legally complex, but we're working closely with the French. We expect this to be operationalised soon," he said.