Andy Burnham has promised a “relentless” new approach to the Channel crisis — but critics are asking what his plan actually involves after around 2,000 migrants arrived in a fortnight.
Julia Hartley-Brewer and former Conservative adviser Claire Pearsall examine Reform UK’s proposal to deploy the Royal Navy and return migrant boats to France, as well as the practical, diplomatic and military obstacles it could face.
They also discuss the mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, fears over Europe’s borders and Rupert Lowe’s proposed pact between Restore Britain and Reform UK.
Plus: West Midlands Police invites non-Muslim officers and staff to fast during Ramadan in solidarity with colleagues.
Boy George parts company with his manager after recording a song honouring the victims of the October 7 attacks.
A controversial clinical trial involving puberty blockers for children is set to proceed after a High Court challenge fails.
And Cambridge professor Jason Arday faces further scrutiny over a series of remarkable claims about his childhood, academic career, fundraising and sporting achievements — including an assertion that he appeared in a BBC Up documentary.
Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 1pm.
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