Nigel Farage said Reform UK would not authorise routine lethal force against Channel crossings after Robert Jenrick said Royal Marines could use it if needed. The defence minister called the remarks illegal and abhorrent.
01Summary
- 01Robert Jenrick told TalkTV that Reform UK would deploy the Royal Marines into the Channel and that they could use lethal force if needed.
- 02Nigel Farage said on LBC that Jenrick had been “utterly misconstrued” and that force would only be used if soldiers were fired at.
- 03Farage said Reform would pick migrants up and take them back to France if it won the next general election.
- 04Defence minister Luke Pollard called the comments “disgusting and illegal” and said the armed forces cannot accept an illegal order.
02Why it matters
The row shows how far Reform is prepared to go on Channel crossings, a major political issue in Britain. It also raises questions about military rules, the use of force and how the party is presenting its immigration policy.
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