Boris Johnson Says No Regrets After French Fury Over Migrant Plan

Emmanuel Macron earlier told a press conference in Rome that he was "surprised" by Johnson's methods, which he branded "not serious", adding: "One leader does not communicate with another on these questions on Twitter, by public letter".

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no regrets about publishing a letter to President Emmanuel Macron on Twitter proposing that France take back migrants who have crossed the Channel, his spokesman said Friday.

France has called the move "unacceptable" and cancelled Britain's attendance at planned talks between European Union interior ministers on the issue set for Sunday.

But asked by reporters at a daily briefing if Johnson regretted sending and then sharing the letter on social media, his spokesman said "no".

"As the PM (prime minister) has said himself, both he and President Macron have a shared recognition of the urgency of the situation we're both facing," he said.