France rejects British claims they agreed to prevent ‘all migrant boat crossings’

French Embassy in London contested claim in joint statement'

Tensions between the UK and France over migrant boats making it across the Channel rose on Wednesday after French officials rejected British claims they had agreed to prevent 100% of crossings".

The new episode in the long-running row erupted 48 hours after the UK home secretary, Priti Patel, met her counterpart Gerald Darmanin in Paris to discuss the issue, which is poisoning relations between the two countries. Prior to Monday evening's meeting, Darmanin had issued a tough statement accusing the UK of using France as a punching bag" for domestic political squabbles.