France ready to talk about migrants if Britain serious, minister says

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks during a meeting of ministers and officials from Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and the European Commission in response to cross-Channel migration, in Calais, France, November 28, 2021. Francois Lo Presti/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - France is prepared to talk to Britain about migration if it is ready for serious discussions, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday, as he urged the UK to "limit" its economic attractiveness to migrants.

Darmanin also told a news conference that Prime Minister Jean Castex will write to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to detail French demands.