Reform UK is launching Operation Fortress — a dramatic new plan to deploy the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the Channel and return them to France, framing it as the largest military operation since WWII. Home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, backed by ex-military figures, accuses past governments of turning the UK into a “free hotel” for migrants and vows Nigel Farage would order naval forces to stop unauthorized crossings — even suggesting lethal force if terrorists or smugglers are on board. The goal? Break the incentive to risk the journey by making it clear migrants will be turned back. But legal hurdles loom: international law permits rescues but not forced returns without France’s consent — and France has already resisted similar proposals. Reform is betting Macron won’t block a humanitarian mission, even as the plan risks escalating tensions and raising serious legal and moral questions.
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