Emmanuel Macron said Brexit must be punished and weaponised small boats crisis, claims Boris Johnson

EMMANUEL Macron said Brexit indispensable beryllium punished and weaponised the tiny boats crisis, Boris Johnson has claimed.

The erstwhile PM has accused the French president of being a “positive nuisance” during negotiations to permission the European Union.

But helium said helium got his revenge by persuading Australia not to bargain submarines from the French.

In his book, Unleashed, Mr Johnson said: “Although Macron was personally charming, and though we often agreed connected important issues, helium truly meant it erstwhile helium said that Brexit Britain indispensable beryllium punished.

“On immoderate issues I americium acrophobic I truthful suspected him of being a affirmative nuisance.

“Take the ‘small boats’ that transverse the Channel to Britain from the beaches of France, risking the lives of tens of thousands of migrants.

“It seemed astatine slightest imaginable to maine that helium was weaponising the problem, Belarus-style, and discreetly allowing the migrants to travel crossed successful capable numbers to thrust the British nationalist nuts and undermine 1 of the astir important facts of Brexit – that we had taken backmost power of our borders.”

Mr Johnson said that helium and Macron “personally got on” but that “he would not hesitate to enactment his Cuban-heeled bootee into Brexit Britain.”

Sir Keir Starmer is acceptable to sojourn Brussels this week successful the hopes of yet securing a woody with the EU implicit the Channel migrant crisis.

Around 24,000 migrants person crossed the Channel since the commencement of 2024, it was announced earlier this month.