Reform UK is pledging mass deportations of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in small boats. The party’s leader – Nigel Farage – has told The Times that there is a massive crisis in the UK, which threatens national security and could lead to public disorder.Farage’s Reform may have only four MPs but they are riding high in the polls – not least because of frustration over record-high small boats crossings. We now have more of an idea of what the party would do to tackle the issue. Labour has called the plan pie in the sky. The Conservatives said they would deliver a credible plan that would work in practice.Farage tells the Times that if people know they will be detained and deported they will stop coming “very quickly”.He wants to take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights and ban small boats arrivals from claiming asylum. People could be detained on disused RAF bases and returned to countries like Afghanistan and Eritrea if agreements were reached. Many of these measures could face legal challenges but Reform’s leadership is convinced radical action is needed. “The aim of this legislation is mass deportations,” Farage told The Times.”We have a massive crisis in Britain. It is not only posing a national security threat but it’s leading to public anger that frankly is not very far away from disorder.”There is only one way to stop people coming into Britain and that is to detain them and deport them.”The government faces growing pressure over immigration, with a record 111,000 asylum applications made to the UK during the year to Ju …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnReform UK is pledging mass deportations of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in small boats. The party’s leader – Nigel Farage – has told The Times that there is a massive crisis in the UK, which threatens national security and could lead to public disorder.Farage’s Reform may have only four MPs but they are riding high in the polls – not least because of frustration over record-high small boats crossings. We now have more of an idea of what the party would do to tackle the issue. Labour has called the plan pie in the sky. The Conservatives said they would deliver a credible plan that would work in practice.Farage tells the Times that if people know they will be detained and deported they will stop coming “very quickly”.He wants to take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights and ban small boats arrivals from claiming asylum. People could be detained on disused RAF bases and returned to countries like Afghanistan and Eritrea if agreements were reached. Many of these measures could face legal challenges but Reform’s leadership is convinced radical action is needed. “The aim of this legislation is mass deportations,” Farage told The Times.”We have a massive crisis in Britain. It is not only posing a national security threat but it’s leading to public anger that frankly is not very far away from disorder.”There is only one way to stop people coming into Britain and that is to detain them and deport them.”The government faces growing pressure over immigration, with a record 111,000 asylum applications made to the UK during the year to Ju …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
