"Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has shifted on his pledge to stop migrants arriving on small boats within two weeks of entering government if they win power. Farage told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that he would stop the boats within two weeks of passing laws that he says would allow him to deport migrants quickly. When asked if passing those laws could take months, Farage said a government led by him would "want to do it as quickly as we possibly can"."
"In plans announced last month, Reform UK suggested it would be prepared to deport 600,000 migrants over five years if it won power at the next general election. Farage said his party would bar anyone who came to the UK on a small boat from claiming asylum and make 2bn available to offer payments or aid to countries like Afghanistan to take back migrants. Key to the plan is the passage of a new law called the Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill. Reform UK said the bill would create a legal duty for the home secretary to remove illegal migrants, and ban anyone who had been deported from re-entering the UK for life."
Nigel Farage has modified a pledge to stop migrants arriving on small boats within two weeks by tying the timeframe to passing new laws that would enable rapid deportations. Farage said a government led by him would act "as quickly as we possibly can" after the laws are passed. Reform UK proposed deporting 600,000 migrants over five years and would bar small-boat arrivals from claiming asylum. The party would allocate 2bn for payments or aid to countries to take back migrants. Plans hinge on an Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill that would obligate the home secretary to remove illegal migrants and ban re-entry for deportees, and would seek to disapply international treaties such as the 1951 Refugee Convention.
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