Boris Johnson called on the military to control the flow of migrants

 

 Boris Johnson will instruct the military to control the flow of migrants crossing the English Channel as part of an attempt to save his post as prime minister after the scandals surrounding the Downing Street parties, writes the British newspaper The Times.

Plans are also being drawn up to send migrants to countries such as Ghana and Rwanda for processing and resettlement in progress to tackle the crisis of illegal arrivals by small boats.

The prime minister will give the Royal Navy a "championship" over all government ships in the English Channel this month in a series of populist announcements, as he faces pressure following the recent scandal.

 The Rear Admiral will have the authority to lead the border forces, the Coast Guard, the Fisheries Protection and the Customs, which will monitor or attempt to block illegal crossings "Hubs for migrants".

 Ministers are believed to have largely abandoned attempts to "repel" the vessels of migrants in the English Channel amid fears that the policy is dangerous and potentially illegal. "We are not talking about naval ships ramming boats with migrants," said a government source.

Instead, the focus will be on ensuring that boats cannot reach the shores of the United Kingdom illegally without government knowledge. Priti Patel, the Minister of the Interior, and Liz Truss, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, are also negotiating the "outsourcing" of UK asylum applications to countries such as Ghana and Rwanda.

 The government plans to send hundreds of asylum seekers abroad for processing and accommodation. Ministers are willing to pay hundreds of millions of pounds a year to any nation that wants to accept its proposal, although no one has done so yet. A similar attempt to "offshore" migrants in Albania failed after The Times unveiled discussions last year.

The government hopes military involvement and plans to "export" asylum seekers to other countries will help deter people from crossing the border.

Admiral Sir Anthony Radakin, Chief of Defense Staff, said the plans would ensure that "no one will reach the United Kingdom on their own terms" and that migrants will be escorted to shore for treatment in new "migrant hubs".