So, Farage has highlighted that kind nations such as France and GB do not sit by and watch while boats capsize and men, women and children drown in our seas. Well, maybe some people knew that already and didn't feel the need to take a fishing boat out to show us?
Would you really prefer to see
dead bodies washed up on the beaches here? Once these little, overcrowded boats are in the water, they cannot be safely stopped, the risk of them capsizing, and drowning most on board, is too great. So the authorities shadow them (not escort) so if they do get into trouble, they can hopefully be saved.
Obviously, the French are responsible for their waters, and the British for ours, which is why the French navy does not sail all the way to our shores.
Why is this so hard for Farage and some people here to understand? The alternative is having our beaches closed while decomposing bodies are removed. Pretty sure nobody wants that. Do you have a better solution, and not just a theoretical one based on people not actually fleeing war zones?