BORDER Force chiefs tried to curry favour with the French over the migrant disaster.
They forked out almost £1,500 of public money on an Indian meal weeks earlier than Paris demanded £94million extra from the UK to police its seashores.
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Boarder chiefs forked out £1.5K of public money on Indian meal for 16 high-level French officersCredit: EPA
A gaggle of 16 “high-level French officers” had been handled to a £1,411.12 enterprise lunch on the Cinnamon Club in London’s Westminster in May.
The progressive Indian eatery is famed for its decor in a book-lined former Victorian library with downstairs cocktail bar.
An eight course tasting menu will set clients again £90, and contains dishes like a sluggish braised lamb leg, chargrilled obsiblue king prawns with an Alleppey curry sauce and a Tandoori spiced Balmoral Estate venison.
A month earlier Border Force officers spent £930 on bedding from John Lewis for one in every of their Channel cutters.
They claimed nothing was accessible from ordinary stockists.
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke stated: “Meetings between border chiefs must be held on the frontline in Dover or Calais not in swanky London eating places.
“The Channel crossing disaster must be tackled significantly and at tempo.
“The subsequent Prime Minister must make tackling the small boats disaster a key precedence.”
A Home Office spokesman stated: “We are dedicated to delivering the most effective worth for cash for the taxpayer.
“We guarantee all spending is rigorously scrutinised.”
