NAVY CAN'T SEND MIGRANTS BACK
Daily Mirror|January 18, 2022
Warships operation will be “hands off
CHRIS HUGHES
NAVY CAN'T SEND MIGRANTS BACK

Defence Editor and BEN GLAZE Deputy Political Editor DEFENCE chiefs have denied the Royal Navy will aggressively use warships to tackle the migrant crisis in the Channel.

A senior source stressed warships will not be bearing down on boats and forcing them back to France.

Despite taking over operations, they said sailors would take a “hands off” approach, adding: “Border Force will still provide the interface between the public and the border.

This story is from the January 18, 2022 edition of Daily Mirror.

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