French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Brexit for the small boat crisis in the English Channel as he unveiled a new migrant returns deal with Keir Starmer.The one in, one out pilot scheme was described by Starmer as a “breakthrough” in his Government’s attempt to stop boat crossings.

Emmanuel Macron has blamed Brexiteers for the small boats crisis as he agreed a “grondbreaking” migrant returns deal with Keir Starmer in a bid to solve the issue. The French president said British voters had been misled before the EU referendum in 2016.

Emmanuel Macron said British people had been “sold a lie” as he blamed Brexit for the Channel migrant crisis. Mr Macron spoke out as he and Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the ‘one in, one out’ deal aimed at returning Channel migrants to France.