Reform UK pledges 'largest military operation in English Channel' to stop small boat crossings
The party says it would send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats and return them to France or Belgium under a plan called 'Operation…
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Reform pointed to events in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, where roughly 60,000 migrants crossed the border into Spanish territory earlier this week, as evidence of the pressing need for its proposals. Lowe told the Reform UK leader that if he was “prepared to work together around serious policies, serious reform and serious government, then so are we”. However, overall arrival figures for 2026 to date have fallen compared with the same period last year.
Furthermore, Wednesday saw 752 migrants reach Britain, underscoring the scale of the challenge that continues to dominate political debate. Last Wednesday was the busiest single day for small boat crossings in the English Channel so far this year, with 752 migrants reaching the UK. A party spokesman said: "Reform have reheated an old announcement in their latest desperate bid to distract from their growing sleaze scandals. “Anger and easy answers won’t bring crossings down.
In addition, And the dramatic incursion into the Spanish territory of Ceuta by 60,000 illegal migrants from Morocco highlighted Europe’s widening migration crisis. Keir Starmer ’s premiership began to properly fall apart after he admitted his infamous statement that Britain was becoming an ‘island of strangers’ was one that had been inserted into a speech by his aides and been delivered without him even bothering to read it.
The same facts are framed differently: Left — “illegal”, “disposal” ; Right — “illegal”, “invasion”.
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Reform pointed to events in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, where roughly 60,000 migrants crossed the border into Spanish territory earlier this week, as evidence of the pressing need for its proposals.
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Lowe told the Reform UK leader that if he was “prepared to work together around serious policies, serious reform and serious government, then so are we”.
according to The Guardian - PoliticsHowever, overall arrival figures for 2026 to date have fallen compared with the same period last year.
according to WalesOnline - NewsWednesday saw 752 migrants reach Britain, underscoring the scale of the challenge that continues to dominate political debate.
according to GB NewsLast Wednesday was the busiest single day for small boat crossings in the English Channel so far this year, with 752 migrants reaching the UK.
according to WalesOnline - NewsA party spokesman said: "Reform have reheated an old announcement in their latest desperate bid to distract from their growing sleaze scandals. “Anger and easy answers won’t bring crossings down.
according to GB NewsAnd the dramatic incursion into the Spanish territory of Ceuta by 60,000 illegal migrants from Morocco highlighted Europe’s widening migration crisis.
according to Daily Mail +1Keir Starmer ’s premiership began to properly fall apart after he admitted his infamous statement that Britain was becoming an ‘island of strangers’ was one that had been inserted into a speech by his aides and been delivered without him even bothering to read it.
according to Daily Mail +1
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- disposal
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- illegal
- invasion
Blind spotwhat one side keeps silent
No blind spot detected: every side covers the same facts.
