Britain’s soft touch on illegal migration is to blame for Channel tragedy which killed 12, French minister claims

MIGRANTS being able to work in the UK with “little chance of being expelled” is partly to blame for the latest Channel tragedy, France’s Interior Minister has claimed. 

Gerald Darmanin, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s counterpart, spoke out after 12 people including a pregnant woman and six children died after a dinghy ripped in two on Tuesday.