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The leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, called the arrival of illegal migrants on small boats an "invasion" and said they represented a threat to national security, at a speech on Tuesday.

"The mood in the country around this issue is a mix between total despair and rising anger," Farage said at a press conference. "It is an invasion, as these young men illegally break into our country."

Farage said his party, which is leading in national opinion polls, would remove Britain from the European Convention on Human Rights, repeal the Human Rights Act and disapply other international treaties that have been used to block the forced deportation of asylum seekers.

The announcement comes against the backdrop of sustained, small-scale protests in recent weeks outside hotels housing asylum seekers, in response to concerns about public safety after some individuals were charged with sexual assault.

Opinion polls show that immigration has overtaken the economy as British voters' biggest concern.

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