Why Farage and Bardella’s anti-immigration alliance won’t be smooth sailing
The populist odd couple are expected to unveil a joint proposal to tackle cross-channel migration at the Reform UK party congress in Birmingham.
France's Jordan Bardella and Britain's Nigel Farage are set to collaborate on immigration policy, but their partnership may encounter obstacles. Bardella, the head of France's far-right National Rally, plans to endorse Farage's suggestion of using the Royal Navy to repel immigrants attempting to cross the English Channel via small boats and return them to France.
The National Rally president is expected to include this proposal in a speech at Reform UK's annual conference in Birmingham, where the two populist parties aim to jointly address illegal cross-channel migration. By addressing illegal cross-channel migration, the two parties hope to tackle the influx of migrants into their respective countries.
However, Bardella's proposal may face challenges within his party, as well as from outside observers.
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