Operation Fortress
Coverage of Operation Fortress in the Nexus archive.
- Reform UK plan to return asylum seekers using navy ‘dangerous in practice’
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, proposed 'Operation Fortress' to stop migrants using the navy, but experts have criticized the plan as unrealistic. The proposal aims to return asylum seekers but is described as dangerous in practice.
- Farage needs the border to be the battle of the summer
Nigel Farage's Reform UK proposes a military-led border control operation called 'Operation Fortress' to intercept small boat migrants, while Labour Party's new leader Andy Burnham addresses immigration amid reduced small boat arrivals. The article highlights political tensions over border management and immigration policy.
- Farage claims Reform would stop small boats crisis 'in a fortnight' as he unveils 'Operation Fortress' plan to use the Royal Navy to return Channel migrants to France
Farage's Reform party proposes using the Royal Navy to return Channel migrants to France under 'Operation Fortress', claiming it would resolve the small boats crisis within two weeks.
- Navy to tow boats back to France, says Reform: Party unveils 'Operation Fortress' to combat Channel migrants
The Navy will tow boats back to France as part of the Reform Party's 'Operation Fortress' initiative to combat Channel migrants.