UK and France row over maritime laws in bid to stop migrant crossings

Record numbers are thought to have crossed the Channel so far this year.

The UK Government is locked in a row with France over differing “interpretations” of maritime law in efforts to tackle the Channel migrant crossings crisis, British politicians have heard.

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel sought to level blame at her French counterparts as she told the Commons Home Affairs Committee of the “unacceptable” numbers of people making the perilous journey in small boats.