Reform UK has unveiled a policy it calls "Operation Fortress", under which the party says the Royal Navy would intercept and tow migrant boats crossing the English Channel back to France. The proposal forms part of Reform's efforts to position itself as tougher on illegal Channel crossings than the current Labour government, amid continuing political pressure over small-boat arrivals.

Beyond the headline announcement, the full details of how "Operation Fortress" would work, including its legal basis, cost and France's likely response, were not set out in the available article text, which consisted largely of unrelated site navigation and other Daily Mail headlines rather than the substantive report on the policy.