France has rejected a British claim that Priti Patel and her counterpart Gerald Darmanin agreed to work to prevent “100% of crossings” of the English Channel. The Home Office issued a joint statement from the pair which said they had agreed measures to “stop the dangerous crossings” of the “deadly route”. But the French embassy in London said the 100% figure “should not be presented as an agreed figure”. Ms Patel and Mr Darmanin held talks on Monday night with the UK and France involved in a long-running row over how to address the problem of migrants seeking to cross the Channel. The “joint statement” issued afterwards said: “Both the Home Secretary and interior minister agreed to strengthen operational cooperation further. “More must be done to stop the dangerous crossings. “They agreed to accelerate the delivery of the commitments made in the joint agreement of July 2021 to deliver on …