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No, Farage, the Royal Navy can’t stop small boats. This is why
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close Cancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark SaveReform UK has pledged to use the Royal Navy to “intercept” small boats crossing the English Channel and return them to France.
Could the Royal Navy carry out the plan?
“We should remember what the Royal Navy is there to do.
Under international law, vessels must provide assistance to those in distress at sea, irrespective of their migration status.
The Royal Navy was previously handed primacy for English Channel patrols in 2022, in an operation the then Conservative government claimed would be a “deterrent”.