French politicians blamed for migrants coming to UK ‘on false premise’

French authorities dealing with migrant crossings Picture: Prefecture Maritime/PA.

French politicians have been accused of “putting around misconceptions” about life in the UK for undocumented migrants on small boats.

Answering questions from British MPs, the UK Home Office’s new clandestine Channel threat commander Dan O’Mahoney praised the work of French authorities in tackling the migrant crisis.