First 2026 flight cancelled under ‘one in, one out’ UK scheme to return asylum seekers

Detainees under scheme to return people entering UK on small boats told their plane tickets had been cancelled

The first flight of 2026 to return asylum seekers who came to the UK on small boats to France has been cancelled, the Guardian understands.

Detainees earmarked for the UK government's one in, one out" scheme who had tickets for a flight on Wednesday morning to Paris were told their tickets had been cancelled.