France accuses Patel of blackmail in row over Channel migrants
by Rajeev Syal, Jamie Grierson and Angelique Chrisafi from World news | The Guardian on (#5PB8K)
Interior minister says UK plans to return boats of vulnerable people would not be accepted
Priti Patel has been accused by France's interior minister of plotting financial blackmail" and a violation of international maritime law in a deepening diplomatic row over efforts to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel by boat.
Gerald Darmanin said that UK plans, released on Wednesday night, to send back boats of vulnerable people into French waters would not be accepted by his government.
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