"What [Trump] suggested was that the military are used, but we have the UK Border Force. It is now established and has been reinforced and bolstered, and has new powers under this government. The navy actually does have a working relationship with the UK Border Force, and the navy can be called upon if needed. So we do have the functional relationship that we need within our military and keeping our borders safe and secure."
"You have people coming in and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use."
"What we really need at the moment is our military focus on all of those really key issues around the world [that] are directly relating to our national defence."
Peter Kyle rejected Donald Trump's suggestion to call out the military to stop irregular migrants crossing the Channel, saying the UK Border Force has been reinforced with new powers and works with the navy. Kyle said the navy can be called if needed but that the military should focus on national defence priorities. The government has begun deportations to France under a one-in, one-out pilot, flying a second asylum seeker back. The scheme aims to return up to 50 people weekly, but removal attempts have been blocked by last-minute legal challenges.
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