Reform UK will set out its plans for a swathe of new proposals to tackle immigration, including mass deportations and ramped up surveillance.
The party’s new home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, will deliver a speech on Reform’s plans to create a new “Trump inspired” deportation agency with the capacity to detain 24,000 migrants at a time, modelled on the controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in the US.
Mr Yusuf will also outline plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain and replace it with a renewable five-year work visa and dedicated spouse visa on Monday morning.
The speech will also see the party unveil plans for a new rule mandating automatic home searches for anyone referred to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme by three “separate, corroborating authorities”.
Labour hit out at the plans, saying Britain is a “proud, tolerant and diverse nation”, which stands in opposition to the “divisive politics stoked by Reform”.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International UK accused the party of scapegoating migrants to “justify mass deportations and expanded police surveillance”.
Key Points
- Reform to outline plans for ICE-style UK border agency
'Reform wants to divide our country', Labour says
08:32 , Dan HaygarthAbout Mr Yusuf’s upcoming speech, Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley said: “Reform wants to divide our country, not deliver for the British people.
“Their plan to deport people who have followed the rules, worked hard and built their lives here – our friends, neighbours and colleagues – is a direct attack on settled families and fundamentally un-British.”
She added: “The British people are right to expect firm control of our borders – with clear rules about who can come here and swift action against those with no right to be here – alongside action to make our country safe – and that is what Labour is delivering.”
Reform accused of launching a 'direct attack on settled families'
08:29 , Dan HaygarthAmnesty International UK has accused Reform UK of scapegoating migrants to “justify mass deportations and expanded police surveillance”
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Reform plans ICE-style borders agency for UK under new migration plan
Reform to outline plans for ICE-style UK border agency
08:25 , Dan HaygarthThe plans for a new deportation agency would have the capacity to detain 24,000 migrants at a time and deport up to 288,000 annually, Reform said, as well as promising to run five deportation flights each day.
Ms Yusuf is expected to say: “For decades, the Tories and Labour have turned the other way while the very fabric of our society has been under assault.
“The social contract has not merely been broken; it’s been shattered. Under a Reform government, His Majesty’s Parliament will be sovereign once again.
“We will secure our borders, leave the ECHR and deport those here illegally. My message to the British people is simple: I will secure our borders and make you feel safe.”
