Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall

Government officials believe they are close to a breakthrough with Emmanuel Macron on a migration deal involving France taking back some English Channel migrants. UK would then receive asylum seekers from France in exchange. This "one-in-one" deal aims to act as a deterrent to criminal gangs organizing Channel crossings. However, critics argue the expected pilot scheme involving 50 migrants weekly would only impact a small percentage of the total crossings and may not effectively reduce the numbers.