Farage Unveils Operation Fortress to Stop 100% of Migrant Boats
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Aug 3
Farage Unveils Operation Fortress to Stop 100% of Migrant Boats
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Aug 3
Summary
Nigel Farage used a Westminster press conference on Monday to launch Reform UK's “Operation Fortress,” saying the plan would prevent any small boat carrying undocumented migrants from reaching England.
The proposal centers on a military-led border operation, building on Reform's earlier call for the Royal Navy to intercept boats in the Channel and return them to France or Belgium.
Farage's push comes as he faces sustained scrutiny over his finances, shifting attention back to immigration — Reform's signature issue.
France has already rejected the broader return-boats plan as a breach of sovereignty and international law, underscoring legal and diplomatic obstacles if Reform ever tried to implement it.