A French activist has provoked outrage after video footage appeared to show him coachingmigrantsas they prepared to crossthe English Channel. Thomas Grandrémy told men set to board dangerous vessels bound for the UK to “call 999” and that “UK rescue will come” if they got into difficulty on the perilous journey.
Director Mr Grandrémy’s movie, Tomorrow UK Inch’Allah, premiered inCalaison Thursday night. In clips, he is seen talking with a man preparing to set sail for the UK, offering advice on how to maximise his chances of reaching the UK. He said: “You know how it works? When you are in the middle of the sea, you call 999. Then UK rescue will come.”
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The documentary was produced “in participation with” the French taxpayer-funded TV channel France 3,The Sun reports.
The project also received backing from France’s state-owned film body, the CNC, which provides production support worth up to €100,000 (£86,500) through its Aide à la Production programme.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “It is disgraceful that this French film director is encouraging illegal immigration.”
The disclosure could fuel questions over whether Mr Grandrémy received substantial French public funding for the film shortly after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood authorised £662million in UK taxpayer support for France.
A Home Office source dismissed the idea that the documentary has any connection with UK Government funding to stop the boats, adding that calls to 999 do not affect the coordination or speed of a UK response to illegal crossings.
The video comes as new data showed that more than 200,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since 2018.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
