Zia Yusuf described his party’s proposal for “the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two” as a “humanitarian mission”. Mr Yusuf, who has visited the territory, said the military in Ceuta “were carrying basically weapons of war on them”. It would be a “crime against humanity” not to let them disembark, Mr Yusuf said. Mr Yusuf said Reform UK, if the party is elected into Government, would use Bay Class landing ships, which are used to transport troops and vehicles, to execute its proposal. On Sunday, Mr Yusuf said: “Britain is being invaded.