‘This is basically a crib-sheet on how to cross the English Channel safely’: Lee Anderson leads Reform’s second day on tour of migrant beaches in France… and he’s not happy

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‘This is basically a crib-sheet on how to cross the English Channel safely’: Lee Anderson leads Reform’s second day on tour of migrant beaches in France… and he’s not happy

Daily Mail · 1 hour ago

Reform UK's chief whip Lee Anderson led a second day of the party's tour of northern French beaches used by migrants attempting Channel crossings, expressing anger at what he described as clear evidence of people-smuggling networks operating openly. Anderson likened material found at the sites to a "crib-sheet" instructing migrants on how to cross the Channel safely, arguing this demonstrated the scale of organisation behind the crossings and reinforcing Reform's demands for tougher action to stop small boats reaching the UK.

The visit forms part of a wider Reform push to highlight Channel crossings as a political issue, with the party using the tour to press the government over its handling of illegal migration. Anderson's comments focused on evidence he said pointed to organised facilitation of crossings along the French coastline, material he framed as proof that smuggling gangs continue to operate with limited disruption despite ongoing enforcement efforts by British and French authorities.

  • Lee Anderson toured French migrant beaches on Reform UK's second day.
  • He found material he called a Channel-crossing "crib-sheet".
  • Reform uses trip to press government on migration enforcement.

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