Reform says it would use Navy to stop small boatsPosted on by RandFanReform UK says it would use the military to forcibly return small boat migrants to France. Under Reform UK's plans if it enters government, military-crewed inflatable boats deployed from Navy patrol vessels would be used to "come alongside" boats crossing the Channel. Border Force officers and police would be tasked with arresting people in the boats, before they would then be returned to France or Belgium by Royal Navy personnel or Marines. To: RandFanAt this point, the Royal Navy is an international joke. The Royal Navy that repelled the Armada, defeated Napoleon and deterred Hitler is no more.