Minister Denies Royal Navy Is ‘Tour Guide’ for Illegal Immigrants in the Channel

Minister Denies Royal Navy Is ‘Tour Guide’ for Illegal Immigrants in the Channel
A group of people brought ashore by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the English Channel are brought to Dungeness, Kent, England, on March 15, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA
Chris Summers
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Armed forces minister James Heappey has denied the Royal Navy has been reduced to the role of “tour guide” to escort illegal immigrants in the Channel to the English coast.

He told the Defence Select Committee on Tuesday he believed the Royal Navy had “gained control” of the English Channel and said only one boat had managed to land illegal immigrants in Kent since Operation Isotrope began in March.

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