Paris | Less than a day after at least 27 migrants died while trying to cross from France to Britain by boat, in the worst migrant tragedy in the English Channel in years, the two countries sparred over who was to blame and what should be done in the future.

Britain on Thursday (Friday AEDT) reiterated calls for joint patrols along the French coast in hopes of preventing migrants from starting the perilous crossing, and France demanded more support from its neighbours.

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