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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bancroft

‘Hypocritical’ Britain to blame for every Channel migrant drowning, says Macron

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Emmanuel Macron has said Britain bears the responsibility for all migrant deaths in the Channel and accused Westminster of ‘hypocrisy’.

Speaking to the regional French newspaper La Voix du Nord, President Macron said he will “step up” the pressure on Boris Johnson to establish a legal route to Britain for asylum seekers - something Westminster has so far declined to do.

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