'If elected... ': Reform UK leader Farage proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers

By The Economic Times

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Britain's right-wing Reform UK party said on Monday ​that if elected, it ​would stop asylum seekers with what it called ​the largest military operation in the Channel since World War Two, as it faces falling popularity and questions over its funding. Pointing to a migration crisis ‌in Spain's ⁠North ⁠African enclave of Ceuta, Reform leader Nigel Farage announced a tougher immigration policy that ​he said would see asylum seekers who arrive in small boats intercepted ​and returned to France. Reform said the policy, dubbed "Operation Fortress", would make Britain's border impenetrable. ► Subscribe to The Economic Times for the latest video updates. It's free! - https://www.youtube.com/TheEconomicTimes?sub_confirmation=1 ► More Videos @ ETTV - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/TV ► https://EconomicTimes.com ► For business news on the go, download ET app: https://etapp.onelink.me/tOvY/EconomicTimesApp Follow ET on: ► Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EconomicTimes ► Twitter - h

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