NIGEL Farage has witnessed first-hand SEVENTY migrants being escorted by France into British waters.
The Reform UK leader looked on as a Border Force boat waited for the to arrive for the handover.
Video footage highlighted the moment the inflatable was monitored by British and French authorities in shocking footage.
He blasted successive who have handed £750 million to France to deal with the small boats issue – but the crisis continues.
The incident happened as Sir Keir Starmer and French President met in Downing Street to thrash out a deal to thwart the small boat journeys.
Speaking from the Channel, Mr Farage said: “This is a classic day in the English Channel. Over the last five years, when the weather’s on a red day, you’ve got a .
He toldGB News: “And we’ve seen it through the binoculars, there’s about 70 people on board being escorted all the way over by the French Navy.
“And behind us we have Border Force sitting on a 12-mile line waiting for the handover. We’ve paid £800 million to the French, and this is the farce that goes on.”;
Downing Street and France are currently trying to sign off on a “one in, one out”; deal that could see fifty migrants sent back across the Channel each week.
But says that as no one gets deported, Britain should hold up a sign in Dover saying
He added: “You’d need 10,000 troops on the beach to stop any of these boats taking off. And we’ve got to be honest about this, we can be upset with the French, but it’s our fault. It’s our fault.
“You might as well have a sign on the White Cliffs of Dover which says ‘everyone welcome’. No one gets deported, and I think we have to go further than we’ve ever gone before.”;
He adds that the nation is in “peril”; as communities are destroyed with undocumented males able to roam the streets freely.
He added:“I don’t think these young, undocumented males that arrive today or any other day should be allowed to freely walk the streets of our country.
“I think they’ve got to be detained in secure accommodation. Because, frankly, we are putting our nation and our people in peril.”;
He added: “We cannot have people coming in and within a couple of days, walking our streets, working for Deliveroo or whatever else.”;
Meanwhile, in Downing Street, said that both the UK and France”;share the same will”; to address illegal immigration.
Mr said: “We share the same will to tackle networks of illegal immigration through great co-ordination with other European countries.
“We have often mentioned France is the last destination before Great Britain for these men and women who often journey through paths of misery and are exploited by traffickers.
“We will work with countries of first entry in Europe (as) our intention is also to engage all countries who share a responsibility alongside us.”;
