Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain's Reform UK party speaks at a press conference in London, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) via Associated PressA former Royal Navy officer has dismissed Reform UK’s plan to use the military to turn back small boats crossing the Channel as “a crock of shit”. Reform leader Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf, the party’s home affairs spokesman, unveiled the plan – called Operation Fortress – on Monday. AdvertisementA Reform UK spokesman said: “We will always stand up for British interests and protect our people, whether Emmanuel Macron likes it or not. In response, Foreman said on X: “What, and I use the phrase carefully, a crock of shit their plan is.”