{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/6a70bc6b6af4dfc9181cb244?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reform's plan to stop the small boats – the Royal Navy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/1785772834971-d6bbddd8-d7f3-4362-b4b4-6590ce121b46.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After some weeks on the periphery of British politics, Nigel Farage and Reform UK are back in the spotlight with the debut of 'Operation Fortess' – their plan to deploy the Navy to stop the small boat crossings in the channel. Is it just a headline-grabbing gimmick or will it actually work – and is it even a new idea? To answer the important questions, James Heale is joined by Christian Calgie, Senior Political Correspondent-at-Large at the Daily Mail, to talk over the plans set out this morning.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Natasha Feroze and Henry Lloyd</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}