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Farage agrees migrant return deal with French National Rally

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party signed a deal with France's hard-right National Rally (RN) to return migrants crossing the Channel if both win power. The agreement, signed by RN President Jordan Bardella in Birmingham, states France would "ordinarily accept" those returned by the UK. Farage called it an "historic document" that would "stop the boats forever" within 100 days of a Reform government.

By BriefTea Editorial · 5 September 2026 at 7:57

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