Government & Politics

France ‘needs no lesson from the British’ over Calais migrant crisis French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the UK is using it as a ‘punching bag’ for British domestic policies.

(Politico) France “needs no lesson from the British” on the dispute between Paris and London over the handling of migrants attempting to cross the Channel to reach British shores, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told French media on Monday. “The British must […]

Government & Politics

France warns UK targets on migrant crossings would be ‘serious loss of trust’ The French interior minister and his British counterpart, Priti Patel, will hold ‘clarification’ talks on Wednesday.

(Politico) The French interior ministry said a mooted decision in the U.K. to pay France only if more migrants are stopped from crossing the Channel would represent “a grave loss of trust” between the two countries. “The conditions of the funding were […]