A controversial pact between a British far-right leader and France’s National Rally to forcibly return migrants intercepted in the English Channel has sparked outrage in France, with critics accusing the deal of undermining national sovereignty. The agreement, brokered by Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella—Marine Le Pen’s protégé—directly clashes with the French presidential candidate’s established stance against accepting returns of small-boat arrivals. Reform UK has defended the deal as fully sanctioned by its leadership, though the move has intensified political friction ahead of France’s election. Supporters of Le Pen’s hardline immigration policies are now questioning whether the alliance aligns with her core principles.
Agreement between Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella to return migrants to France faces backlash, with critics saying it goes against France’s ‘interests and sovereignty’Reform UK has insisted its deal with France’s far-right National Rally to return migrants back across the channel was fully approved by the party and signed off by its president, Jordan Bardella, amid a furious backlash in France.The agreement unveiled on Friday between Nigel Farage and Bardella, who is the 30-year-old protege of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, appeared to directly contradict Le Pen’s long-held policy of refusing to accept the return of those who arrive in the UK in small boats from France. Continue reading...
