Reform to announce plans for ICE-style UK border agency: live

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"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."

Nigel Farage promoted Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman while unveiling the new Reform UK front bench. Reform UK announced hardline immigration measures including mass deportations and increased surveillance. Zia Yusuf, the party's home affairs spokesperson, will deliver a speech proposing a Trump-inspired deportation agency modelled on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with capacity to detain 24,000 migrants at a time. The party plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain and replace it with a renewable five-year work visa and a dedicated spouse visa. The proposals include mandatory automatic home searches for people referred to Prevent by three corroborating authorities. Labour and Amnesty International UK condemned the plans.

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