# Reform UK says migrant return deal was approved by National Rally president

https://mins.news/en/item/50841

- The Guardian, 2026-09-09 06:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/09/reform-uk-national-rally-migrants-deal-farage-bardella

> Reform UK insists its agreement with France’s far-right National Rally to return migrants across the Channel was approved by the party and signed by its president, Jordan Bardella. The deal between Bardella and Nigel Farage has prompted fierce criticism in France, where opponents say it harms the country’s “interests and sovereignty”.

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