The French government disputes the statement made by the Ministry of the Interior on the Patel Immigration Conference

Lens rejected the British argument Pritty Patel And her colleague Gerald Darmanin agreed to work hard to prevent the British from “100% crossing the border” channel

this work from home The two issued a joint statement stating that they had agreed to take measures to “block the “dangerous border crossing” of the “fatal route”.

But the French Embassy in London The 100% figure “should not be proposed as an agreed figure”.

Ms. Patel and Mr. Damanen held talks with the United Kingdom and France on Monday night, and they had a long-term dispute over how to resolve immigration issues seeking to cross the English Channel.

The subsequent “joint statement” stated: “The Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Interior have agreed to further strengthen operational cooperation.

“More measures must be taken to stop dangerous border crossings.

“They agreed to expedite the fulfilment of the commitments made in the July 2021 joint agreement to fulfill their mutual determination to prevent 100% of the border crossing and make this deadly route infeasible.”

But the French Embassy said on Twitter: “For the record, the Minister of the Interior and the French Minister of the Interior @GDarmanin did not agree on a 100% figure and should not be presented as an agreed commitment: it is not the case.

“And this is not part of the joint statement.”

However, at a press conference on October 9, Mr. Damanen stated that with the right resources and the support of the British authorities, 100% should be achieved.