Ex-Royal Navy officer dismisses Reform UK's small boats plan as 'a crock of shit'

Published Aug 3, 05:32 PM UTC

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, unveiled 'Operation Fortress,' a plan to use the Royal Navy to intercept and return asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats, calling it the largest military operation in the Channel since WWII. The French government rejected the plan, stating it would violate French sovereignty and international law. Former Royal Navy officer John Foreman, a former UK Defence Attaché to Russia and Kyiv, publicly dismissed the plan as 'a crock of shit.' His criticism echoed that of former Navy commander Tom Sharpe, who argued that billion-pound warships are not suited for ferrying people and that a ferry would be more appropriate. Reform UK maintains the plan is a humanitarian mission and does not break international law.