French politician blames UK for death of Sudanese boy, 16, in Channel

The blame lies on Britain's refusal to allow asylum claims to be made outside the UK, according to French politician Pierre-Henri Dumont

The beach at Sangatte where it is believed migrants could launch boats to cross the English Channel

The inability to claim asylum in Britain without being physically present in the country ’causes these tragedies’, he added. He added that British ‘negligence’ does not exonerate the French government from its own responsibilities. Ms Patel, who has pledged to make the route ‘unviable’, said the death was ‘an upsetting and tragic loss of a young life’.

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