NIGEL Farage has signed a migration pact to “stop the boats forever” with French prime ministerial front-runner Jordan Bardella.
Mr Bardella confirmed that he would give the green light to Britain to stop boats sent from French shores and send them back to France.
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Both leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the main stage of the conference centre to put an end to Channel crossings.
The National Rally President committed to accepting the return of illegal migrants which make their way to Britain.
Mr Farage hailed the new deal as a commitment to stopping illegal immigration between the two nations.
He said: “We are about to sign a memorandum of understanding between our two parties, and we hope and believe our next two governments, where we reaffirm our commitment to stopping illegal immigration, where France say they’ll do their utmost to stop all departures and maybe this time, with him as prime minister, they will actually mean it.”
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Mr Bardella hailed the agreement as the “beginning of the co-operation”.
It comes after the conference is at risk of being overshadowed by a foreign donations row engulfing the party.
The Reform leader described comments made by two former senior aides as “loose pub talk” and insisted the party had broken no laws.
Mr Bardella waded into the row and claimed the investigation looked like a “smokescreen” and was wary of what had been “written in the press”.
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Mr Farage described the timing as “no coincidence” as the documentary dropped on the first day of its party conference.
The Reform leader said he was disappointed to lose trusted aide Dan Jukes.
He said: “Of course, I don’t like it at all. I’ve worked with Dan [Jukes] closely for many many years. I described it as loose pub talk and that’s what it was because what he said simply wasn’t true.
“But he got put in a position… I believe the investigation will find that he should not have said any of those things that he said.”