Priti Patel has accused France of failing to do enough to stop migrants from crossing the Channel and warned that numbers will increase as Afghanistan falls to the Taliban.
The home secretary told Tory MPs that she would write to Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, calling for an increase in beach patrols by French police.
More than 11,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year, including a record daily high of 592 last Thursday.
Last month the UK announced that it would give France a further £54 million towards French border controls.
The home secretary wants France to invest more of its own money and go “over and above” funding provided by the UK. She also wants President
