Farage's small boats plan not about policy but putting Labour and Tories on the spot
Tuesday, 26 August 2025 () If you want a dissection of whether the £10bn cost of Reform UK's new deportation policy is an underestimate, the analysis that follows is going to disappoint.
On Tuesday morning Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivered a speech in Oxford announcing that the UK would leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if his party were in power. Reform sees the convention as a barrier to its planned deportation of people who have entered Britain illegally and remain in the country at the expense of taxpayers. But what might be the unintended consequences of such a move? Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Nigel Farage of “copying our homework” after Reform UK revealed its plan to stop illegal migration to the country by deporting people arriving on small boats and leaving the ECHR. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says Nigel Farage should “apologise” for illegal migration, saying “it was Farage’s Brexit that caused the small boats”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Explaining how they plan to tackle what they described as illegal migration, Nigel Farage and his Reform UK colleague Zia Yusuf were happy to disclose some of.. Sky News
Shadow Crime Minister Matt Vickers criticises the government’s handling of asylum seekers, claiming hotel use has risen and returns have fallen since Labour took office.
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Two Labour-run councils have said they are considering taking legal action to stop the use of hotels to house migrants in their areas after Epping council won a.. Sky News
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp shifts blame for the use of asylum hotels saying, “Labour has lost control of our borders” after Epping council was granted a temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Laying out Reform UK’s plans to tackle illegal migration, Nigel Farage says the only way to stop small boat arrivals is by "detaining and deporting absolutely anyone that comes via that route". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Tuesday, 26 August 2025 ()
If you want a dissection of whether the £10bn cost of Reform UK's new deportation policy is an underestimate, the analysis that follows is going to disappoint.
![What is the ECHR, and why does Farage want the UK to leave? [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250826/1420826166-What-is-the-ECHR-and-why-does-Farage.jpg)
![Tories accuse Nigel Farage of ‘copying our homework’ [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250826/1420807376-Tories-accuse-Nigel-Farage-of-copying-our-homework.jpg)
![Lib Dems blame ‘Farage’s Brexit’ for migration crisis [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250826/1420797238-Lib-Dems-blame-Farage-Brexit-for-migration.jpg)
![Tories say more asylum seekers in hotels under Labour [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250824/1420607454-Tories-say-more-asylum-seekers-in-hotels-under.jpg)
![Philp: Labour have lost control of our borders [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250820/1420225088-Philp-Labour-have-lost-control-of-our-borders.jpg)
![Farage lays out plan to ‘stop’ migrant boats ‘within days’ [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250826/1420784970-Farage-lays-out-plan-to-stop-migrant-boats.jpg)
