France Demands Britain Takes In Asylum Seekers From All 27 EU States

France is pushing for Britain to accept asylum seekers from across the entire European Union as part of a new deal to replace the current bilateral agreement, according to GB News reports. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that Paris wants to end the existing arrangement.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has informed UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that Paris wants to scrap the bilateral one in, one out agreement. Under the French proposal, the existing scheme would instead be replaced by an EU-wide agreement covering all twenty-seven member states.

Speaking to a French parliamentary inquiry, Mr Nunez stated that France should not have to shoulder the burden alone. He declared:

For our part, we want to move away from this bilateral relationship with the UK. We consider that France should not have to carry it alone, and that it would be better to integrate it into an agreement between the EU and the UK.

— Laurent Nunez, French Interior Minister, GB News

Mr Nunez added that the pilot agreement signed in August 2025 was not intended to be renewed beyond October 1. Official figures show that approximately 1,400 migrants have been returned to France under the scheme, with a similar number of approved asylum seekers transferred to the UK.

• France demands an EU-wide agreement covering all 27 member states.
• Current bilateral deal set to expire on October 1.
• Around 1,400 migrants returned to France under the current pilot scheme.
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham previously urged Emmanuel Macron to maintain the arrangement.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been seeking to make the existing scheme permanent and increase returns. Prime Minister Andy Burnham also urged French President Emmanuel Macron to maintain the arrangement during recent talks.

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