Priti Patel blasts 'absolutely wrong' Emmanuel Macron over migrant deaths claim
The Home Secretary hit out at the Elysee after Macron accused his British counterparts of hypocrisy over fatalities in the busy waterway.
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The Home Secretary hit out at the Elysee after Macron accused his British counterparts of hypocrisy over fatalities in the busy waterway.
French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Britain for every migrant who drowns in the English Channel and accused UK politicians of hypocrisy. Macron,
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will 'step up' pressure on Boris Johnson to establish a legal route to Britain for asylum seekers, as he blamed Britain for every Channel migrant death.
Six times as many migrants crossed the Channel by boat this month compared with the same period last year.
Photos from Dover this morning show a group of migrants which included small children being brought to safety by a Border Force vessel as the total for January eclipses last year's tally already.