Reform UK: Ban Visas From Reparation-Seeking Nations

Reform UK proposes visa ban over slavery reparations

Anti-racism campaigners slam Reform plan to block visas for countries demanding slavery reparations

CAMPAIGNERS against racism and colonialism condemned Reform today for an “utterly ridiculous” proposal to block visas for anyone coming from a country that calls for reparations for the slave trade.Reform UK home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf claimed Britain made “huge sacrifices to be the first major power to outlaw slavery” and it was “insulting” that some countries wanted reparations.

Controversy Over Reform UK's Anti-Reparations Visa Proposal

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, proposed to block visas for countries demanding reparations for transatlantic slavery, sparking condemnation from the Caribbean reparations commission. The proposal, aiming at countries like Ghana and Jamaica, is seen as perpetuating racism. The UN recently recognized transatlantic slavery as a grave crime, calling for reparations.

Reform: We’ll block visas for countries that demand slavery reparations

Zia Yusuf says ‘enough is enough’ after Britain paid £6.6bn in foreign aid over two decades to countries demanding compensation

Zia Yusuf fact-checked after threatening countries with visa ban

Zia Yusuf has been embarrassingly fact-checked after revealing the list of nations that Reform UK would threaten to slap with visa bans. On Tuesday, Yusuf announced that, if Reform came into power, the party would ban visas to nationals of several countries unless they drop demands for slavery reparations from the UK. The list included Caribbean countries such as Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, along with African countries including …

Reform UK would deny visas to countries seeking slavery reparations: 'The United Kingdom is not an ATM'

If Reform UK forms the next government, it would stop issuing visas to people from countries seeking slavery reparations from Britain, according to Zia Yusuf, the party’s home affairs spokesperson. Yusuf told the Daily Telegraph that the call for reparations was “insulting”, adding that over 3 million visas had been issued over the last 20...