France and U.K. Trade Accusations on Channel Migrant Deaths
- France’s Darmanin blames attractiveness of U.K.’s labor market
- Boris Johnson says France not doing enough to halt crossings
Police seal off the area around the rescue operation at Calais harbour in France on Nov. 24
Photographer: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images
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Britain and France swapped recriminations for the deaths of at least 27 migrants after their boat capsized in the Channel on Wednesday as they tried to cross the dangerous shipping passage in winter weather.
After Boris Johnson accused France of not doing enough to stop people from trying to get to the U.K., French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Britain’s labor market acts as an incentive to try to reach the country.