Nigel Farage denies Robert Jenrick's claim that Reform would allow lethal force against Channel migrant boats

Summary

Nigel Farage has denied that a Reform UK government would authorise lethal force against migrant crossings in the Channel, hours after Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick said the Royal Marines should be permitted to fire on the boats, The Guardian reported. Robert Jenrick, who defected from the Conservatives, had told TalkTV that the party would deploy the Royal Marines to take boats back to France, according to The Guardian, and The Independent said Mr Jenrick had claimed earlier on Monday that a Reform government would let the Royal Marines use 'lethal force' against migrants crossing the Channel without permission. The Reform leader said Jenrick's comments had been 'misconstrued', according to The Guardian, and Defence Minister Luke Pollard described the remarks as 'illegal and disgusting', the Evening Standard reported.

Latest: Nigel Farage denied that a Reform UK government would authorise lethal force against migrant crossings in the Channel after Robert Jenrick's claim, saying the comments had been 'misconstrued', while Defence Minister Luke Pollard described the remarks as 'illegal and disgusting'.

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