Reform's proposal to use the Royal Navy to end migrant boat crossings has been branded illegal by the French government. He said: 'We would far rather disembark people in port, walk people down a gangway and hand them to the French authorities. Former Navy commander Tom Sharpe told Radio 4 the proposal would not be a good use of resources. And Tory MP Ben Obese-Jecty claimed the image on the cover of Reform's Operation Fortress document showed HMS Ocean – which was sold to Brazil in 2018. He wrote on social media: 'Reform, always across the detail on defence matters, have used a 2012 picture of HMS Ocean.