EU border force head faces calls to quit over allegations he 'misled' MEPs

Frontext director Fabrice Leggeri accused over failure to appoint officers to protect rights, with home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson calling for clarity'

The head of the EU's border force is under growing pressure to stand down after being accused by the European commission of acting unlawfully and giving misleading evidence to MEPs.

The allegations against Fabrice Leggeri, the executive director of Frontex, relate to the agency's failure to recruit any of the 40 officers it is obliged to employ to protect the rights of people crossing into Europe.