Nigel Farage has been left furious at the new "one in, one out" migrant deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today.
The Reform UK leader responded by stating that "this is Brexit Britain" and claimed that "we should turn back every boat" with no exceptions.
Keir Starmer revealed in a press conference alongside French President Emmanuel Macron that the UK is to begin a "pilot scheme" with France which will see us return illegal immigrants in exchange for "genuine asylum seekers."
The scheme will be implemented in the coming weeks, with the Prime Minister confirming that only those who have not previously attempted to enter the UK illegally will be eligible for the legal route.
"In exchange for every return, a different individual will be allowed to come here via a safe route, controlled and legal, subject to strict security checks and only open to those who have not tried to enter the UK illegally," the Prime Minister stated today.
Responding, Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said: "I don't believe it'll work. I believe the numbers will be very limited indeed.
"Even if it did work, where's the advantage to us? This is Brexit Britain. We voted to take back control of our borders, not to accept a deal given to us by a French president."
He added: "Anybody who crosses the English Channel illegally in a boat should ever be given refugee status, should ever be given leave to remain and should be deported. And if we did that, it would stop within a fortnight."
"Just look at the Australians. They did it back in 2012. They had the same problem. In the end they towed the boats back to Indonesia. The trade stopped."
A BBC reporter asked the MP: "If you were just turning the boats around, turning them back to France, how would that work without a deal with the French?"
Farage responded: "Oh, they'd be very upset. But I think what we're facing here is a national security emergency.
"Just look at the facts. Three Iranian terrorists arrested within the last few weeks who came across the channel by boat.
"The Casey report that said sexual violence and crime has to be linked to those that come to Britain illegally.
"And now the fact that people who come here illegally are 25 times more likely to get into prison, and what this tells you is this route is bringing the wrong kind of people."