Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called small boat crossings a “national security emergency” and said Britain should cut off funding to France if it keeps escorting migrant vessels. But is it even possible to 'stop the boats'? Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s Home Affairs Editor Charles Hymas, who was on a catamaran on the Channel with Farage as he launched his party’s plan to address small boat crossings. And as Julian Assange is finally released from prison following plea deal with US authorities, we ask if the WikiLeaks founder is a free speech hero - or just a shameless self publicist. Plus, what do politicians’ favourite TV shows reveal about them? Read: Farage: Stop funding France until it halts small boats, by Charles Hymas https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/25/nigel-farage-stop-funding-france-until-it-halts-small-boats/ Assange isn’t a hero. Veterans like me will not shed tears for his ‘ordeal’, by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/25/assange-isnt-a-hero-a-left-wing-dupe-who-damaged-security/ Party leaders’ favourite TV shows – and what their choices say about them, by Anita Singh https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/25/party-leaders-top-shows-and-what-choices-say-about-them/ Email: [email protected] The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.