Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has shifted on a pledge he made to his party’s conference to stop migrants arriving on small boats within two weeks of entering government if they win power.The two-week pledge was one of the standout announcements of Farage’s keynote speech to the conference in Birmingham on Friday.But Farage told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that he would stop the boats within two weeks of passing laws that he says would allow him to deport migrants quickly.When asked if passing those laws could take months, Farage said a government led by him would “want to do it as quickly as we possibly can”.He told activists: “We will stop the boats and we will detain and deport those who illegally break into our country.”He said this was what “nearly every normal country around the rest of the world does”.”You cannot come here illegally and stay. We will stop the boats within two weeks of winning government,” he added.In plans announced last month, Reform UK suggested it would be prepared to deport 600,000 migrants over five years if it won power at the next general election.Farage said his party would bar anyone who came to the UK on a small boat from claiming asylum and make £2bn available to offer payments or aid to countries like Afghanistan to take back migrants.Key to the plan is the passage of a new law called the Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill.Reform UK said the bill would create a legal duty for the home secretary …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnReform UK leader Nigel Farage has shifted on a pledge he made to his party’s conference to stop migrants arriving on small boats within two weeks of entering government if they win power.The two-week pledge was one of the standout announcements of Farage’s keynote speech to the conference in Birmingham on Friday.But Farage told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that he would stop the boats within two weeks of passing laws that he says would allow him to deport migrants quickly.When asked if passing those laws could take months, Farage said a government led by him would “want to do it as quickly as we possibly can”.He told activists: “We will stop the boats and we will detain and deport those who illegally break into our country.”He said this was what “nearly every normal country around the rest of the world does”.”You cannot come here illegally and stay. We will stop the boats within two weeks of winning government,” he added.In plans announced last month, Reform UK suggested it would be prepared to deport 600,000 migrants over five years if it won power at the next general election.Farage said his party would bar anyone who came to the UK on a small boat from claiming asylum and make £2bn available to offer payments or aid to countries like Afghanistan to take back migrants.Key to the plan is the passage of a new law called the Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill.Reform UK said the bill would create a legal duty for the home secretary …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
