Using Royal Navy to tackle migrants ‘declaration of maritime war’ – Calais mayor

Sending the Royal Navy into the English Channel to deal with migrant crossings is a “declaration of maritime war”, the mayor of Calais has said. Natacha Bouchart told France 3 that the British Government must take responsibility and called on Priti Patel’s French counterpart to push them on the issue. Her fierce words came as more migrants arrived in the UK on Wednesday – the ninth day in a row. At least 19 asylum seekers who arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats and were due to be deported on Wednesday have had their removals paused, the PA news agency has learned. Interviewed on a French beach, Ms Bouchart discussed the impact of the migrant crisis on her city. She...