Boris Johnson has said he suspected France’s Emmanuel Macron of “weaponising” the small boats crisis to “punish” Brexit Britain. Writing in his forthcoming memoir Unleashed, the former Prime Minister suggested Mr Macron discreetly allowed migrants to cross the Channel to “drive the British public nuts”.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a blistering attack on the French president - accusing him of "weaponising" the small boats crisis.

Shamed former Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused French President Emmanuel Macron of 'weaponising' the small boats crisis as he thought the UK should be 'punished' for Brexit

In excerpts from his memoir, the former British prime minister describes the French president as a 'positive nuisance' during Brexit negotiations.

In his upcoming memoir, Boris Johnson has described how he felt that the French president sought to punish Britain for Brexit and has laid out how he took revenge.

French President Emmanuel Macron saw Brexit as ‘a terrible snub to the EU and to his view of the world', Boris Johnson claims in his memoir ‘Unleashed’