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Another migrant has successfully crossed Channel for a second time after being returned to France under Keir Starmer’s one-in-one-out deal.

The unidentified asylum seeker crossed in a small boat on Sunday, it is understood, as hundreds arrived.

And it comes less than a week after an Iranian man, dubbed the ‘hokey cokey’ migrant, who was the first to return to the UK after being sent back to France, was deported after returning on a dinghy.

The second migrant is understood to have been identified by his photo and fingerprints when he arrived and will be sent back to France “as quickly as possible”, according to officials.

A Home Office spokesperson said: “Anyone looking to return to the UK after being removed under the UK-France agreement is wasting their time and money.

“This individual was detected by biometrics and detained immediately. His case will be expedited, and he will be returned to France as quickly as possible.

“The message is clear: if you try to return to the UK you will be sent back. We will do whatever it takes to scale up removals of illegal migrants and secure our borders.”

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said it was “absolutely evidence of the system working”.

“You have got a person who’s arrived at the front door, who’s been detected immediately – their journey has been wasted completely,” he said.

“They are in line to return to France, just as the previous case was, out of pocket and out of chances.

“They are destined to go back straight to France and the money spent on this dangerous crossing would have been spent in vain.”

The unnamed Iranian was one of more than a dozen Channel migrants returned to France on a flight last Tuesday.