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Farage Defends Plan to Let Marines Fire on Migrants

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  • Nigel Farage defended proposals allowing Royal Marines to use lethal force on Channel migrants.
  • Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick said a Reform government would let Marines fire if necessary.
  • Labour Defence Minister Luke Pollard called the plan disgusting and illegal, contrary to military values.
  • Farage said force would only be used if soldiers were fired at.
  • He said Reform would return migrants to France and expected crossings to stop within weeks.