Newscast Nigel Farage’s Deportation Plan
Aug 26, 2025
Tom Symonds, a BBC News correspondent with extensive experience in immigration, joins Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, and Alice Donald, a Human Rights Law expert. They delve into Reform UK's controversial five-year deportation plan, raising the possibility of sending back 600,000 migrants. The group discusses the legal hurdles such proposals might face, the political backlash they could provoke, and the broader implications on human rights and asylum policies. The conversation reveals the intricate dynamics at play in the current immigration landscape.
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Reform's Core Deportation Proposal
- Reform UK proposes detaining and deporting people who arrive without permission and barring them from claiming asylum.
- The plan hinges on pulling out of international human rights conventions to remove legal protections for asylum claims.
Training To Put People On Planes
- Tom Symonds described a Home Office training centre where staff learn to put people on planes for removal.
- He noted it takes three security staff to board and remove someone securely from the UK.
Legal Risks Of Withdrawing From Treaties
- Dr Alice Donald warned the proposals would destabilise post-war human rights treaties and can't lawfully suspend the UN Torture Convention.
- She said leaving multiple conventions would be dramatic and have far-reaching legal consequences.