Overview

• Nigel Farage said people who cross the English Channel illegally "will be detained and deported, men and women," while adding that the treatment of children remains under review with a stated duty of care.
• Pressed on returns to Afghanistan, he confirmed deportations could include sending female asylum seekers back under Taliban rule.
• After telling supporters he would stop small boats within two weeks of taking power, he clarified the timeline would begin only once new legislation is enacted.
• He cited former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott’s border policies as his model, though Australian figures show those measures took months to fully take effect.
• Farage reiterated plans to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, close asylum hotels, move people to RAF bases, and expand mass deportations.