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GB News — New: GBN Tonight
Monday 3 August 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 13 annotated moments · 26 of 60 min on news stories (44%)
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Operation Fortress, a plan to deploy the Royal Navy to intercept small boats in the English Channel and return migrants to France or Belgium. The French Interior Ministry stated the move would violate French sovereignty and international law, while Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called the plan not credible. In a separate segment, new research from the Daily Express revealed that 1,509 foreign criminals are housed in asylum accommodation funded by taxpayers, with a further 20,000 foreign nationals eligible for deportation living freely in the UK. The Home Office responded that any foreign national receiving a prison sentence is referred for deportation at the earliest opportunity.
Nigel Farage revealed he had reached out to Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe about a possible electoral pact, but Lowe shared a private message from Farage, leading to a public dispute. Panelists expressed scepticism about a deal. In an interview from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said the UK must stop illegal immigration and develop its North Sea energy resources, warning that failure to do so would leave the country bankrupt. A tribunal ruled that the public should not be told whether cabinet ministers have declared previous criminal convictions, rejecting a freedom of information request on data protection grounds. The decision followed the resignation of former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh after her undisclosed fraud conviction came to light.
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Charged quote Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
Now, it's the issue that has dominated British politics for years. There's, of course, a small boat crisis that has seen more than 200,000 illegal migrants, the vast majority young, fighting-age men, cross the Channel and enter the UK. First, it was Stop the Boat. We're very clear we want to stop the boat.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 5:24-5:29
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Charged quote Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
and what he says will be the largest military operation in the English Channel since the Second World War, with the aim, of course, of ending what he describes as the invasion of Britain once and for all. Operation Fortress will be a combined military operation. It will save lives. It will help the French in fulfilling their job of stopping the boats.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 6:44-6:47
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Claim Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
The plan was criticized as not thought through due to international treaties requiring rescue.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 7:42-7:58
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Claim Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
An advisor to Jordan Bardella said France could work with the plan if it deters migrants from leaving French shores.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 9:32-9:46
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Contested quote Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
And he said to me that this is the plan the French could work with, because if it gave a deterrent to people leaving French shores to come to Britain, it would act as a deterrent for people entering France's borders to the south. The French like it, why don't you? Well, this is nothing new. Australia tried it in 2013. It was called Operation Sovereign.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 9:46-9:47
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Claim Trump warns UK to stop illegal immigration and drill for oil or face bankruptcy
Trump said the UK is bankrupt and must stop illegal immigration and drill for oil.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 37:16-37:22
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Claim Trump warns UK to stop illegal immigration and drill for oil or face bankruptcy
BP threatened to leave the North Sea due to taxation and legislation.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 38:31-38:39
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Claim Nigel Farage admits discussing return to politics before £5m gift
Nigel Farage revealed he had reached out to Rupert Lowe about a possible electoral pact.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 40:50-40:58
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Claim Trump warns UK to stop illegal immigration and drill for oil or face bankruptcy
Nigel Farage reached out to Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe about a possible electoral pact.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 40:50-40:58
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Claim Nigel Farage admits discussing return to politics before £5m gift
Restore Britain achieved almost 50,000 votes in the Greater Manchester Mayoralty.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 42:23-42:26
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Claim Tribunal rules cabinet ministers' criminal convictions can be kept secret
A tribunal ruled that information about cabinet ministers' criminal convictions is protected under data protection law, rejecting a freedom of information request.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 49:24-49:32
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Claim Tribunal rules cabinet ministers' criminal convictions can be kept secret
The investigation followed the resignation of former Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in 2024 after her previously undisclosed fraud conviction came to light.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 49:32-49:44
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Claim Tribunal rules cabinet ministers' criminal convictions can be kept secret
A government spokeswoman stated that the Information Commissioner's Office is independent of government.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 3 August 2026, 54:19-54:28
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