Nigel #Farage has held his first press conference in months as he launched his party's new policy to tackle small boat arrivals, if it formed the next government. It would see the Royal Navy intercepting boats carrying migrants and return them "under escort" to France or Belgium. Reform's opponents have branded the plan unworkable, with the #Tories saying the policy is not credible. But with #NigelFarage’s approval rating collapsing by 10 points in a fortnight, and #Reform UK losing ground in recent elections to #Labour and #Restore, will this announcement help win back Reform's lost voters? Or is it more about distracting people from talking about Farage's finances? Mhari Aurora is joined by Alain Tolhurst, chief reporter at #Politics Home, to discuss how significant this policy announcement is. Follow This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy Follow Niall on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynewsniall Follow Niall on X: https://twitter.com/skynewsniall Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.supportingcast.fm/ Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription and is available to UK listeners aged 18 and over. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales