Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue. #EuropeNews

Reform UK’s spokesman claimed the move would render the border ‘impenetrable’, ensuring ‘nobody’ could reach UK shores via small boat

Operation Fortress, would see the Royal Navy put to work protecting Britain's borders and towing any small boats back to France.