Small boat situation still 'desperate' despite numbers falling, Farage says

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Answering Sky's Rob Powell's question over whether he is being straight with the British public over whether he claims the small boat situation is getting worse, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says it "should be declared a national security emergency". While a record number of people crossed in a single boat last night - 230 - the overall number of crossings is down about 10,000 on this time last year. #skynews #nigelfarage #reformuk #smallboats SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our po

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