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  "id": 100464,
  "title": "France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/france-blasts-uk-hard-right-plan-to-use-navy-to-stop-channel-migrants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T20:37:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/03/france-blasts-uk-hard-right-plan-to-use-navy-to-stop-channel-migrants_6756127_7.html"
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  "summary": "France has criticised a plan by the UK's Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, to use the Royal Navy to return migrant boats to France. The French interior ministry said the plan would violate French sovereignty, maritime law, and international law.\n\nReform UK's plan involves deploying military-crewed inflatable boats from 10 Navy patrol vessels to intercept migrant boats crossing the English Channel. Border Force officers and police onboard would arrest people in the boats, who would then be returned to France or Belgium by Navy personnel or Marines.\n\nA Reform UK spokesperson said the party would \"always stand up for British interests and protect our people\", adding that humanitarian missions do not violate maritime or international law. A Labour minister said the plan would lead to \"a lot of time arguing with France\" instead of addressing the problem.",
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        "title": "France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Navy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/france-hits-out-at-reform-uk-plan-to-return-migrants-using-navy",
        "published": "2026-08-03T19:10:47.000Z"
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        "title": "France says Reform UK plan to stop migrant boats illegal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/france-says-reform-uk-plan-to-stop-migrant-boats-illegal",
        "published": "2026-08-03T19:22:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/france-blasts-uk-hard-right-plan-to-use-navy-to-stop-channel-migrants-103672",
        "published": "2026-08-03T21:54:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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