THE diplomatic crisis sparked by the drowning of 27 migrants in the Channel escalated today when France told Priti Patel she was “no longer invited” to Paris for emergency talks.
French ministers reacted furiously to a public letter released by Boris Johnson which set out five steps he thinks both sides should take to tackle the situation. In his letter, the Prime Minister said the two countries needed to “go further and faster together” to deal with the crisis of people attempting to reach Britain in small boats.
The Home Secretary had been due to arrive in the country on Sunday to speak with her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin, the Interior Minister, in Paris. But a statement released by the Interior Ministry today said: “We consider the British Prime Minister’s public letter unacceptable and contrary to our discussions between counterparts.
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