Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boats
Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boatsImage source, PA MediaByAdam GoldsmithPublished9 minutes agoReform UK has said it would launch the "the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two" to tackle small boat arrivals, if it forms the next government. Under plans set to be announced at a news conference later, the Royal Navy would intercept migrant boats in the Channel and return them to France or Belgium. When it was put to the party that the UK could not return migrants without French agreement, home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf claimed it would be possible.
- ▪Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boatsImage source, PA MediaByAdam GoldsmithPublished9 minutes agoReform UK has said it would launch the "the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two" to tackle small
- ▪Under plans set to be announced at a news conference later, the Royal Navy would intercept migrant boats in the Channel and return them to France or Belgium.
- ▪When it was put to the party that the UK could not return migrants without French agreement, home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf claimed it would be possible.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Reform UK has proposed using the navy to stop small boat crossings. Is their plan feasible? — The Guardian — UK
- ▪ Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Farage says he will negotiate with Restore over a pact if Lowe ‘genuinely wants to have talks’ – politics live — World news | The Guardian
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Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boatsImage source, PA MediaByAdam GoldsmithPublished9 minutes agoReform UK has said it would launch the "the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two" to tackle small boat arrivals, if it forms the next government. Under plans set to be announced at a news conference later, the Royal Navy would intercept migrant boats in the Channel and return them to France or Belgium. When it was put to the party that the UK could not return migrants without French agreement, home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf claimed it would be possible. Andy Burnham has pledged to be "relentless" on tackling small boat crossings, and stressed the UK needs to build a system that offers asylum seekers "safe routes".
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