NIGEL Farage has witnessed first-hand SEVENTY migrants being escorted by France into British waters.
The Reform UK leader looked on as a Border Force boat waited for the crammed dinghy to arrive for the handover.
Nigel Farage watches as French border force officials escort small boats into DoverGB News
Outraged Farage described it as a “classic” day in the English ChannelGB News
GettyMigrants smile and celebrate on a dinghy as it prepares to sail into the English Channel today in Gravelines, France[/caption]
Louis WoodA migrant flounders with several others caught in estuary mud[/caption]
Louis WoodPolice arrive around an hour after the dinghy crossing[/caption]
Video footage highlighted the moment the inflatable was monitored by British and French authorities in shocking footage.
Illegal migrants waved and celebrated as they set sail for Britain.
Mr Farage blasted successive UK governments who have handed £750 million to France to deal with the small boats issue – but the crisis continues.
The incident happened as Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Downing Street to thrash out a deal to thwart the small boat journeys.
Speaking from the Channel, Mr Farage said: “This is a classic day in the English Channel. Over the last five years, when the weather’s on a red day, you’ve got a migrant boat.
He told GB News: “And we’ve seen it through the binoculars, there’s about 70 people on board being escorted all the way over by the French Navy.
“And behind us we have Border Force sitting on a 12-mile line waiting for the handover. We’ve paid £800 million to the French, and this is the farce that goes on.”
Downing Street and France are currently trying to sign off on a “one in, one out” deal that could see fifty migrants sent back across the Channel each week.
But Mr Farage says that as no one gets deported, Britain should hold up a sign in Dover saying “everyone welcome”.
He added: “You’d need 10,000 troops on the beach to stop any of these boats taking off. And we’ve got to be honest about this, we can be upset with the French, but it’s our fault. It’s our fault.
“You might as well have a sign on the White Cliffs of Dover which says ‘everyone welcome’. No one gets deported, and I think we have to go further than we’ve ever gone before.”
He adds that the nation is in “peril” as communities are destroyed with undocumented males able to roam the streets freely.
He added: “I don’t think these young, undocumented males that arrive today or any other day should be allowed to freely walk the streets of our country.
“I think they’ve got to be detained in secure accommodation. Because, frankly, we are putting our nation and our people in peril.”
He added: “We cannot have people coming in and within a couple of days, walking our streets, working for Deliveroo or whatever else.”
Meanwhile, in Downing Street, Macron said that both the UK and France”share the same will” to address illegal immigration.
Mr Macron said: “We share the same will to tackle networks of illegal immigration through great co-ordination with other European countries.
“We have often mentioned France is the last destination before Great Britain for these men and women who often journey through paths of misery and are exploited by traffickers.
“We will work with countries of first entry in Europe (as) our intention is also to engage all countries who share a responsibility alongside us.”
Louis WoodA migrant stuck in the mud clings to a rope as he’s hauled to safety[/caption]
Darren FletcherA group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover[/caption]
PAThis follows a small boat incident in the Channel[/caption]
GettyMen wave and gesture from a small boat as it prepares to cross the Channel into Dover[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
