France Scraps UK Talks Over Migrant Crisis After Boris Johnson Letter
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The meeting was set to go ahead without any UK presence, prompting London to demand France reconsider the snub.
France on Friday scrapped planned talks with the UK about migrant crossings in anger at a letter by Britain's prime minister over the crisis, pushing relations to new lows following the deaths of 27 people in the Channel this week.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told UK counterpart Priti Patel she was no longer invited to talks at the weekend about the migrant crisis in the Channel with other European ministers.
The meeting was set to go ahead without any UK presence, prompting London to demand France reconsider the snub.
The row puts London and Paris at odds when they are searching for a coordinated response to the worst migrant tragedy in the Channel.
