Overview

• Nigel Farage said a Reform UK government would remove about 600,000 people in a first term starting 2029, return all small‑boat arrivals, and detain arrivals on landing, including women and children.
• He described irregular migration as an “invasion” and a danger to public order, a characterization reported without supporting evidence.
• Reporting in taz says Farage outlined measures including detention centers on RAF sites, five daily deportation flights, merged government data registers, possible withdrawal from the ECHR, use of Ascension Island, and a £10 billion price tag.
• BBC-cited Home Office figures show roughly 21,100 people crossed the Channel irregularly in the first half of 2025, up nearly 56 percent year over year, with net migration in 2024 at about 430,000.
• FAZ argues the proposal amounts to abolishing asylum rights and would face court challenges and logistical limits, as Reform UK leads some polls and Labour pursues a narrower returns arrangement with France.