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Farage Promises Navy Intercepts to Push Migrants Back

8/20/2026

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said a government would deploy Navy to intercept small boats and return them to France.
41 % of Britons want a tougher stance toward France, 79 % of Reform and 67 % of Conservative supporters backing a tougher line.
The UK pays France £1.4 billion, with the £100 million “one-in, one-out” deal moving 1,087 migrants to France and 1,117 to the UK while arrivals fell 43 % this year versus 2025.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said a government would deploy Navy to intercept small boats and return them to France.
41 % of Britons want a tougher stance toward France, 79 % of Reform and 67 % of Conservative supporters backing a tougher line.
The UK pays France £1.4 billion, with the £100 million “one-in, one-out” deal moving 1,087 migrants to France and 1,117 to the UK while arrivals fell 43 % this year versus 2025.