Navy to tow boats back to France, says Reform: Party unveils 'Operation Fortress' to combat Channel migrants

Reform UK has pledged to send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats there and return them to France or Belgium. Sean O’Grady and Athena Stavrou consider whether it’s even possible

The party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be the "largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two”.

Retired commander says policy lacks substance as party accused of trying to distract from Nigel Farage’s scandals UK politics live – latest updates A Reform UK proposal to use the military to stop small boats bringing migrants to the UK from France lacks substance, a former…

Zia Yusuf will unveil the plan at a press conference on Monday. Reform UK have been mocked over a “reheated” plan to use the Royal Navy to turn back migrants coming to the UK in small boats. The right-wing party said it will launch “the largest military operation in the English…

Operation Fortress, would see the Royal Navy put to work protecting Britain's borders and towing any small boats back to France.