Nigel Farage has pledged what he calls the 'biggest Royal Navy Channel operation since World War II', vowing to send British warships to intercept small boats and return migrants to French ports even if Paris refuses permission, should Reform UK win power.
The plan amounts to the sharpest escalation yet in Britain's long-running political battle over Channel crossings. More than 2,000 migrants have arrived on small boats in the two weeks since Andy Burnham became prime minister, with 326 people making the journey last Saturday.
