intervention could be used to deal with illegal migration to the UK during his state visit this week. But Trade Secretary Peter Kyle has rejected that call, telling BBC Breakfast the UK Border Force has specific responsibility for policing UK borders. Hundreds of migrants attempted to cross the Channel earlier on Friday, as the second deportation under the government's "one in, one out" deal with France took place.

Six boats are believed to have set off from northern France, as the smugglers made the most of a break in the windy weather in the Channel. There had been no crossings for a week before then due to choppy seas. People were then seen being taken from the Port of Dover by coach, including two small children. On Friday morning, an Eritrean man became the second migrant to be deported under the government's deal with France, after he lost a High Court bid to halt his removal. The Home Office tightened the rules around human trafficking claims to win the case.

But Trump suggested military force was a better deterrent than the Labour government's approach of diplomatic negotiations agreeing returns and toughening up court guidance. Speaking alongside Sir Keir Starmer at a press conference at the prime minister's country residence Chequers, Trump suggested such force was needed as illegal migration "destroys countries from within". He said: "You have people coming in and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use." (BBC)