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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Furious French mayors accuse UK of ‘being in denial’ over migrant crossings in demand over cross-border deal

A group of French mayors have called for a key cross-Channel migrant deal with the UK to be ripped up, accusing Britain of being two-faced in its approach to the migrant crisis.

The Group of Mayors from the Opal Coast, which includes Calais as well as 14 smaller towns engulfed by the small boats crisis, has called for the renegotiation of a deal that allows Britain and France to carry out checks in each other’s ports.

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