Migrant issue in hands of politicians focused on next election

The EU plan to deal with migrants is a masterpiece that seeks to bridge the largely domestic fears of intransigent politicians in the EU and Turkey, writes Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent

The UN warns that the EU deal with Turkey to return asylum seekers is illegal — and those who masterminded it suspect they are correct.

They also know pictures flashed around the world of migrants being forcibly returned to a country they don’t want to go to will be awful.