![COVENTRY, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: Nigel Farage during the launch of the Brexit Party at BG Penny & Co on April 12, 2019 in Coventry, England. Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has launched the Brexit Party ahead of the European Parliamentary elections, which will take place in May. The launch comes after British Prime Minister Theresa May was granted another extension to the Brexit deadline. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/26VGGTFKATMZVOTEFT67IYA5KY.jpg?smart=true&auth=ba5cc3b4c82b8f878f9a6338d4196bdeddfb2618911a34f230fc44c3e36566ac&width=400&height=225)
Ardent Brexiteer Nigel Farage has said that the UK should 'declare an emergency' over migrant crossings from the Channel. Getty Images
Ardent Brexiteer Nigel Farage has said that the UK should 'declare an emergency' over migrant crossings from the Channel. Getty Images
Nigel Farage says UK should ‘declare emergency’ over migrant Channel crossings
Humanitarian groups have criticised Boris Johnson for ‘inflammatory and inaccurate’ language about those crossing Dover strait
Jack Dutton
10 August, 2020