One of Britain’s most prominent far-right ‘thinkers’, connected with the Homeland Party, is openly advocating the murder of migrants at sea.

Pete North, who writes under the pseudonym Northern Variant, has used his latest newsletter to supporters to argue that “death is ultimately the most effective deterrent” against those attempting to cross the Channel.

Chilling

An angry article entitled “Mahmood’s Con Trick Exposed” denounces the government’s newly unveiled migration proposals, branding Labour’s plan a hollow sham destined to fail.

In a chilling passage, North proposes instead the development of “low-cost kamikaze drones” capable of destroying dinghies and killing all on board.

He dismisses any moral objections to such attacks, claiming lethal force is a legitimate means of “defence of our borders.”

“Ultimately, only drone attacks directly on the boats, or indefinite detention will solve this problem. If they set foot on British soil they must go straight into camps with minimal provisions – bad enough to make the beg to go home.

“Personally, I’m no longer prepared to incur this cost even on a temporary basis. I think it’s possible to develop a relatively low cost kamikaze drone under £10,000 a pop that will quite effectively kill all individuals on a dinghy.

“Death is ultimately the most effective deterrent. I don’t see any moral obstacle to employing lethal force in defence of our borders – and it cuts out any possibility of lengthy appeals”.

North styles himself as a strategist, known for advocating a more pragmatic far‑right politics. He joined Homeland, which seeks to present itself as the party of ‘sensible nationalism’, in 2024 and was presented as a policy spokesman.

In December that year he was guest speaker at the Traditional Britain Group Xmas gathering, leading Homeland to crow that this was a measure of their growing acceptance within more respectable far-right circles.

But by spring 2025 he had quit his policy post, declaring: “The cranks are unappeasable. No hard line is ever hardline enough.”

Still a member

It was widely assumed he had left the party altogether. Yet when North Yorkshire police arrested him in September on suspicion of racial incitement offences, Homeland publicly insisted he remained a member. North himself did not deny the claim.

He was later released without charge.

North’s latest outburst poses a direct challenge to the Homeland Party’s strategy of presenting itself as the party of “sensible nationalism,” attempting to distance itself from the more openly extremist fringes.

It will be interesting to see if the party continues to embrace him or repudiates his calls for migrant deaths.