The Ministry Of Defence has confirmed it will hand back operational command in the Channel to the Home Office on 1st February 2023.
The operation was called ‘Operation Red Meat’ and involved the MOD having vessels in the Channel to intercept migrant crossings. But it didn’t make a difference in terms of deterring or stopping crossings.
In the first month of the MOD taking control, the government spent £1.1 million on ‘operational control’.
The decision to bring in the MOD was made as part of the government’new plan for immigration. This was changed under Priti Patel’s time as Home Secretary.
The MOD confirmed that the policy was costing the British taxpayer £34,000 a day just for the MOD operating in the Channel, which ultimately turned out to be nothing more than a taxi operator. The total cost per day covered reporting dinghies spotted in the Channel as well as monitoring, tracking and assisting in the ‘processing’ of illegal immigrants.
It is believed that nothing will change after this announcement in other than it will be highly likely we will see more beach landings due to fewer vessels operating in the Channel.
It is seen as just another step in the Governments failed plans to try and curb immigration via our beaches. The Government do not really have a idea how to stop it and continue to flounder like a fish out of water!
