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Reform UK Proposes Suspending Asylum System for Entire Parliamentary Term
Nigel Farage says the party would reject new claims and deport about 90,000 pending applicants while pressing countries to accept returns.
- On Monday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced a plan to suspend the UK asylum system for a full parliamentary term, declaring all active applications void and pledging to deport claimants involved in around 90,000 outstanding appeals.
- Citing a 'national security emergency,' Farage argued the measures are necessary to control borders. The proposals would make around 400,000 people liable for deportation, including those already granted asylum and visa overstayers.
- Visa bans, tariffs, and airline restrictions are central to the strategy, with Reform planning to apply 'maximum diplomatic pressure' on nations like Afghanistan, Sudan, and Pakistan to force the return of their citizens.
- Criticizing the proposal, Labour chairwoman Bridget Phillipson labeled the announcement a 'clear sign of desperation and weakness,' while Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp dismissed the plans as a 'largely copy' of his party's policy.
- To circumvent legal challenges, the party pledges to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, repeal the Human Rights Act 1998, and disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, marking a fundamental shift in UK asylum enforcement.
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