Calais mayor tells Boris Johnson to 'calm down' over migrant crossings

Natacha Bouchart tells PM sending Navy ships into French waters is ‘a declaration of maritime war’

The mayor of the French port city of Calais has told Boris Johnson to “calm down” and change strategy in dealing with migrants crossing from France.

“I consider Boris Johnson’s pronouncements to be a provocation,” said Natacha Bouchart, mayor of the town that is a main embarkation point for the small, overcrowded migrant boats seeking to cross the Channel this summer.

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