Priti Patel meets French minister over migrant crossings
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5P9NA)
Tory MPs urge home secretary to send arrivals back to France after influx of boats this week
Priti Patel is meeting with the French interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, after a tense exchange between the two countries over the number of migrants crossing the Channel to the UK.
The talks on Wednesday follow an influx of small boats during warm weather this week, increasing pressure on the home secretary from Downing Street and other members of her party.
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