Reform UK hold press conference on immigration after criticism of pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics live

Reform UK's Nigel Farage is laying out details of a plan to deploy the Royal Navy in the English Channel to stop small boat crossings. Per The Guardian, the proposal is facing criticism for being unworkable — Labour is calling it a desperate attempt to distract from sleaze, while a retired Navy commander says it lacks substance. Meanwhile, Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest.

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