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  "id": 88896,
  "title": "Hard-right Reform UK proposes navy-led operation to stop small migrant boats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/hard-right-reform-uk-proposes-navy-led-operation-to-stop-small",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T13:29:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260803-hard-right-reform-uk-proposes-navy-led-operation-to-stop-small-migrant-boats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for \"the largest military operation\" in the Channel \"since World War II\", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. The proposal – which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished – comes as Reform and its leader Nigel Farage are embroiled in a series of scandals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Reform says it would use Navy to stop small boats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/reform-says-it-would-use-navy-to-stop-small-boats",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:47:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Hard-right Reform UK vows to use navy to stop small migrant boats crossing Channel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/hard-right-reform-uk-vows-to-use-navy-to-stop-small-migrant-boats",
        "published": "2026-08-03T11:09:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hard-right Reform UK vow to use navy to stop small boats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/hard-right-reform-uk-vow-to-use-navy-to-stop-small-boats",
        "published": "2026-08-03T12:24:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}