Reform has unveiled an agreement with France’s National Rally party focused on crossings by small boats, alongside a proposal to use the Royal Navy to intercept the vessels and return migrants to France if Reform wins power in the UK.
The policy was announced by Reform leader Nigel Farage. It would place naval forces at the centre of the party’s proposed response to small boats crossings, with the stated aim of sending intercepted migrants back to France.
The announcement links Reform’s migration policy to an arrangement with the French National Rally, although the available details do not set out the full terms of the agreement or explain how the proposed returns would operate in practice.
Reform’s commitment is conditional on the party forming a government. No further information is provided on the timing of the plan, the number of naval vessels that could be involved or the response from the French party. The latest position is that Reform supports using the Navy to intercept boats and return migrants to France as part of its approach to the small boats issue.
