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Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage sign memorandum of understanding to end English Channel migrant crossings

Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage signed a memorandum of understanding at the Reform UK annual conference in Birmingham to end irregular migrant crossings across the English Channel. The agreement, which would be binding if both parties come to power, states that the United Kingdom will intercept boats launched from French shores and return the migrants to France. France will ordinarily accept these migrants and then repatriate them to their countries of origin. Nigel Farage described the document as a "historic document" that would "stop the boats forever" by breaking the business model of migrant traffickers. Jordan Bardella stated that an administration led by his party would do everything in its power to ensure France is no longer the gateway for illegal migration into the United Kingdom. The agreement follows a period of increased cooperation between the UK and France, including the deployment of extra officers to French beaches. While the French government previously criticized Reform UK's plan to use the Royal Navy to return migrants, the new memorandum aims to establish a clear framework for cooperation between the two nations.

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