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Reform UK Proposes Using Navy to Stop Migrant Boats in English Channel

The hard-right Reform UK party has proposed 'Operation Fortress,' a plan to use the Royal Navy to stop small boats carrying migrants from crossing the English Channel. This proposal, which France has deemed illegal, aims to address the ongoing migrant crisis by deploying military assets.

3 Aug, 09:00 — 3 Aug, 19:22
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ReutersVery High11h ago

Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers - Reuters

Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers  Reuters

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BBCHigh7h ago

Could Reform Use The Navy To Stop Small Boats?

Reform UK insists using Navy to stop migrant boats would be legal.

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FTVery High14h ago

Reform UK promises large-scale ‘military operation’ to block small boat crossings

Rightwing party’s policy announcement comes as Reform drops behind Labour in polls

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The GuardianMostly Factual7h ago

Reform UK has proposed using the navy to stop small boat crossings. Is their plan feasible?

Nigel Farage said his party would send the military to the Channel to intercept and return dinghies carrying migrants to France The Reform leader, Nigel Farage, whose summer has been dominated by the Guardian’s disclosure of a £5m undeclared donation and his connections with a fraudster, emerged on Monday to claim that his party would launch the “largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two” to prevent small boat crossings. Pointing to unrest at the Spain-Morocco bord...

By Rajeev Syal and Dan Sabbagh

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SCMPMostly Factual5h ago

Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small boats if it wins power

The hard-right Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday for, if it wins power, “the largest military operation” in the Channel “since World War II” to stop migrants crossing on small boats. The proposal – which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished – comes days after tens of thousands of migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco, reigniting Europe’s debate over irregular migration. “What happened in Ceuta over the weekend shows you just...

By Agence France-Presse

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France 24High10h ago

Hard-right Reform UK proposes navy-led operation to stop small migrant boats

The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. The proposal – which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished – comes as Reform and its leader Nigel Farage are embroiled in a series of scandals.

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The IndependentMostly Factual6h ago

Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

Editorial: Immigration is not a defence matter – and Nigel Farage’s vainglorious posturing over the Channel only shows how much trouble he and his party are really in

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rte-newsMostly Factual4h ago

France says Reform UK plan to stop migrant boats illegal

France has condemned a proposal by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II" to stop migrants crossing on small boats.

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cyprus-mail9h ago

Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers

Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party said on Monday that if elected, it would stop asylum seekers with what it called the largest military operation in the Channel since World War Two, as it faces falling popularity and questions over its funding. Pointing to a migration crisis in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, Reform leader […]

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protothema-enMixed10h ago

Farage’s party is proposing the largest military operation in the English Channel since WWII to address the migrant crisis

Under the title “Operation Fortress,” Reform UK’s plan aims to expand the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats crossing the English Channel & return them to the French coast The post Farage’s party is proposing the largest military operation in the English Channel since WWII to address the migrant crisis appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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FT3 Aug, 09:00First to report

Reform UK promises large-scale ‘military operation’ to block small boat crossings

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le-figaro3 Aug, 10:45

Royaume-Uni : Reform UK réclame le déploiement de la Royal Navy contre les traversées de migrants dans la Manche

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naftemporiki3 Aug, 12:13

Βρετανία: Το Reform UK θέλει να αναπτύξει το Βασιλικό Πολεμικό Ναυτικό κατά των μεταναστών στη Μάγχη

Reuters3 Aug, 12:37

Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers - Reuters

rzeczpospolita3 Aug, 12:53

Reform UK chce uszczelnić granicę. Do akcji mają ruszyć okręty i RAF

France 243 Aug, 13:29

Hard-right Reform UK proposes navy-led operation to stop small migrant boats

protothema-en3 Aug, 13:35

Farage’s party is proposing the largest military operation in the English Channel since WWII to address the migrant crisis

balkan-web3 Aug, 14:30

Partia “Reform UK” kërkon “operacion ushtarak” në Kanalin Anglez, propozon Marinën Mbretërore kundër anijeve me emigrantë

cyprus-mail3 Aug, 14:35

Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers

delfi-lt3 Aug, 14:51

Kraštutinių dešiniųjų „Reform UK“ žada pasitelkti karinį jūrų laivyną imigrantų laiveliams stabdyti

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BBC3 Aug, 16:04

Could Reform Use The Navy To Stop Small Boats?

observador3 Aug, 16:14

Andy Burnham: "Vamos ser implacáveis" nas travessias

The Guardian3 Aug, 16:32

Reform UK has proposed using the navy to stop small boat crossings. Is their plan feasible?

The Independent3 Aug, 16:55

Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

SCMP3 Aug, 17:55

Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small boats if it wins power

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rte-news3 Aug, 19:22Latest update

France says Reform UK plan to stop migrant boats illegal