From Dailymail · · 2m
Reform vows to shut UK asylum system for five years
Nigel Farage pledges to close UK asylum system for five years if elected prime minister.
In brief
Nigel Farage pledges to close UK asylum system for five years if elected prime minister. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vowed to shut down Britain's asylum system for five years if elected prime minister, including automatic deportation of 90,000 claimants. Originally reported by Dailymail.
Reform UK leader poses with replica migrant dinghy
Nigel Farage posed in front of a 43ft replica migrant dinghy at his press conference.
“Nigel Farage vowed to shut down Britain's asylum system for five years if he is elected as prime minister as he posed in front of a 43ft replica migrant dinghy.”
Reform pledges five-year asylum system shutdown
Reform UK vowed to suspend Britain's asylum system for five years if elected to power.
“Nigel Farage vowed to shut down Britain's asylum system for five years if he is elected as prime minister.”
90,000 claimants to be automatically deported
Reform would automatically deport 90,000 outstanding asylum claimants, including women and children.
“He pledged to suspend the asylum system entirely for the first term of a Reform UK government, with 90,000 outstanding claimants being automatically refused and deported, including women and children.”
Ending Afghan refugee resettlement schemes
Reform would close official resettlement schemes for Afghan refugees that brought nearly half a million people between 2015 and 2022.
“His government would also close official resettlement schemes, such as those for Afghan refugees, which brought in nearly half a million people between 2015 and 2022.”
Reassessment of refugee status
Reform would review refugee status for those who arrived via small boats or from countries now deemed safe.
“Reform said it would conduct a full assessment of those previously granted refugee status, revoking it from those who were granted it after arriving via small boat, or whose country of origin is now deemed safe.”
Migrant crackdown policies
Reform would engage every facet of the British state to deport illegal migrants or force them to return home.
“The party's policies to tackle asylum, illegal migrants and foreign-born criminals would engage every facet of the British state to either manually deport those who should not be in the country, or force them to go home voluntarily.”
Farage calls asylum system 'radical or crazy'
Farage insisted Reform's migrant crackdown is not 'radical or crazy' but a return to normal security priorities.
“Nigel Farage insisted that Reform's latest migrant crackdown pledge is not 'radical or crazy', but a return to what any 'normal country that puts security at the top of the agenda' should be expected to do.”
Farage claims Iran uses small boats for security threats
Farage said Iran uses Channel migrants to smuggle operatives and warned Labour for not acting.
“He said: 'I warned Parliament more than once that I had intelligence that the Iranian regime was using the small boats crisis to smuggle their operatives in the room. Do you know the response I got from the Labour benches? They shouted, 'Shame on you! Shame on you!' Well, shame on them.”
Threats to Pakistan over deportation
Reform threatened visa bans, tariffs, or flight bans against Pakistan if it refused to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed.
“Farage warned: 'I'm sorry, Pakistan, but you need to take back that man now living freely in the north-west of England. If that means, in the case of Pakistan, that we have to bring in visa bans, we'll do so. If it means threatening Pakistani nationals' assets in London, we will do so. If it means introducing flight bans, we will do so. And in extremis, we'd even look at tariffs.'”
Visa checks during food inspections
Reform proposed visa checks during restaurant food hygiene inspections to identify illegal migrants.
“Other strategies announced at the Reform event included visa checks during food hygiene inspections at restaurants.”
Encouraging neighbors to report illegal sharing
Reform encouraged neighbors to report suspected illegal house-sharing arrangements.
“Neighbours will also be encouraged to report suspected incidents of 'invisible' illegal house-sharing, while local councils will be urged to use aerial imaging.”
Home affairs spokesman pledges unity
Home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf pledged Reform would 'point every organ of the state in service of one people, and one people alone: the British people'.
“Home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf pledged that a Reform government 'will point every organ of the state in service of one people, and one people alone: the British people'.”
Labour calls Reform's policy desperate
Labour chairman Bridget Phillipson called Reform's policy a 'clear sign of desperation and weakness' to distract from donation questions.
“Labour chairman Bridget Phillipson said Reform's announcement was 'a clear sign of desperation and weakness' to distract from the ongoing questions about donations.”
Reform challenges Open Borders Burnham
Farage challenged Open Borders Burnham to call a general election on Reform's migrant policy.
“NIGEL FARAGE: This is our plan to stop the boats. Now I challenge Open Borders Burnham to call a general election”
At a glance
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vowed to shut down Britain's asylum system for five years if elected prime minister, including automatic deportation of 90,000 claimants.
