Migration: Reform U.K. says it will use Royal Navy to stop small boats

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1. BBC News

   Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boats ↗ (opens BBC News)

   Published Aug 3, 2026

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

2. Breitbart News

   'Operation Fortress': Farage's Reform UK Vows to Deploy Royal Navy to Stop English Channel Migrant Crisis ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Aug 3, 2026

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   Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has vowed to deploy the Royal Navy to the English Channel to prevent illegal migrants from reaching British shores.

3. UPI

   Migration: Reform U.K. says it will use Royal Navy to stop small boats ↗ (opens UPI)

   Published Aug 3, 2026

   UPI's feed description

   Britain's Reform U.K. party vowed that if elected it would use the Royal Navy to turn back small boats bringing migrants across from France and Belgium.

4. France 24

   France slams hard-right Reform UK party's plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants ↗ (opens France 24)

   Published Aug 3, 2026

   France 24's feed description

   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.

5. BBC News

   Could Reform Use The Navy To Stop Small Boats? ↗ (opens BBC News)

   Published Aug 3, 2026

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