As Nigel Farage stood in front of a giant union flag in an aircraft hangar at Oxford airport, the Reform UK leader laid out his solution to one of British voters’ biggest concerns – illegal migration and the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the UK on small boats.
But for those who have been listening to Mr Farage for many years in his now long political career, there was something very familiar about today’s announcement. In fact, it was a well-trodden formula for the man who hopes to be Britain’s next prime minister.