they are now being questioned by detectives. danny savage, bbc news, liverpool. the french president emmanuel macron has accused borisjohnson of not being serious, after the prime minister sent him a letter which he also put on twitter calling on france to accept the return of people making illegal crossings across the channel. france has also withdrawn an invitation to the home secretary priti patel to attend a meeting this weekend to discuss the crisis. it follows the deaths of 27 people who drowned on wednesday while trying to reach the uk. lucy williamson reports from calais. the road between paris and london is getting colder. the political distance a little whiter each day. here in the migrant camps caught between the two governments they know about barriers and communication. macron says you are not serious, is he right? he says co operation between european partners was the riches of the migrant crisis.
the health secretary warns it could pose a substantial risk here. coming up: the hope for new laws to secure a better quality of life for people with down s syndrome. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: manchester united reach an agreement for lokomotiv moscow s head of sports and development ralf rangnick to move to old trafford as interim manager. the french president emmanuel macron has accused borisjohnson of not being serious, after the prime minister sent him a letter which he also put on twitter calling on france to accept the return of people making illegal crossings across the channel. france has also withdrawn an invitation to the home secretary priti patel to attend a meeting this weekend to discuss the crisis. it follows the deaths of 27 people who drowned on wednesday while trying to reach the uk. lucy williamson reports from calais.
borisjohnson is accused by france of using the migrant crisis for his own political ends. that again underlines it is a problem we have to fix together. last night borisjohnson sent out a series of tweets saying he d written to emmanuel macron with a number of proposals. he treated the letter calling forjoint patrols and suggesting that all illegal migrants across the channel be returned to france. this, he said, would break the business model of the criminal gangs. france is agitated by mrjohnson s style of diplomacy and it shows. translation: i am surprised - when things are not done seriously. we do not communicate between leaders on these issues in tweets or published letters.
identified victim of the group who drowned trying to cross the channel on wednesday, maryam nouri hamadameen, who originated from kurdistan. the french president emmanuel macron has accused borisjohnson of not being serious, after the prime minister sent him a letter which he also put on twitter calling on france to accept the return of people making illegal crossings across the channel. france has also withdrawn an invitation to the home secretary priti patel to attend a meeting this weekend to discuss the crisis. it follows the deaths of 27 people who drowned on wednesday while trying to reach the uk. lucy williamson reports from calais. the road between paris and london is getting colder.
the political distance a little wider each day. here in the migrant camps caught between the two governments they know about barriers and communication. macron says you are not serious, is he right? meeting the polish pm today, borisjohnson says co operation between european partners was the riches of the migrant crisis. but again underlines that this is a problem we have to fix together. borisjohnson is accused by france of using the migrant crisis for his own political ends. last night mrjohnson sent out a series of tweets saying he had written to the french president macron with a number of proposals. he tweeted the letter calling forjoint patrols and suggesting that all illegal migrants who cross the channel be returned to france. this, he said, would break the business model of the criminal gangs. france is agitated by mrjohnson s style of diplomacy and it shows.