British Soldier’s Undercover Small Boats Mission ‘Embarrassed’ Authorities

Former Royal Marine Lee West talks about bypassing both French and British authorities after posing as a migrant and crossing the English Channel on a dinghy.
British Soldier’s Undercover Small Boats Mission ‘Embarrassed’ Authorities
Lee West speaks to NTD's "British Thought Leaders" programme. NTD
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A former Royal marine who posed as a migrant to travel across the English Channel on a small boat, said his undercover operation exposed the weakness of the UK’s borders.

Experienced soldier Lee West, who toured both Afghanistan and Iraq, entered France’s Calais migrant jungle in 2019 where he came face-to-face with people smugglers, before risking his life in a dinghy to find out just how easy it is to illegally enter Britain.

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