France Hits Back at Reform UK Plan to Return Migrants Using Royal Navy

France criticized Reform UK’s pledge to use the Royal Navy to intercept small boats crossing the Channel and return migrants to France or Belgium. France’s interior ministry said the approach would breach French sovereignty and international maritime law. Reform UK said its plan would be humanitarian and lawful, claiming military crews would pick up vessels and Border Force would handle arrests before returns with escorts. Opposition and legal experts questioned the feasibility, including the need for French agreement