Overview

• Tech secretary Peter Kyle said the Royal Navy has a working relationship with UK Border Force and can be called upon if needed.
• He emphasised that Border Force is the primary, recently bolstered agency with new powers to handle small boats.
• Kyle added that the armed forces should remain focused on wider national defence priorities even as they stand ready to assist.
• During his state visit, President Donald Trump said he urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deploy the military to stop crossings and claimed his administration blocked large numbers at the US border.
• The UK–France returns pilot logged a second case, with an Eritrean man sent back to France, as small boats continued to depart across the Channel on Friday.