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Nigel Farage Unleashes Bold Plan to Kick Out Thousands of Foreign Criminals and Vows to Fix Britain’s Broken Prisons

Published on July 21, 2025

Nigel Farage is set to make a major pitch to voters by announcing a sweeping plan to deport more than 10,000 foreign criminals if Reform UK wins the next general election. The Reform UK leader is expected to lay it all out at a central London press conference, claiming the move would help ease the overcrowding crisis in British prisons and save taxpayers a fortune.

Farage, who recently became Clacton’s MP and now fronts the most talked-about political force in the country, will argue that there’s no reason British taxpayers should foot the bill to house foreign criminals. With prison places reportedly costing around £54,000 a year each, it’s clear why he sees this as a headline-grabbing issue.

He’s expected to say, “If you’re a criminal, we are putting you on notice. In 2029 you have a choice to make, be a law abiding citizen or face serious justice”, reported the Express.

Farage is aiming squarely at a part of the justice system that has come under huge pressure in recent months. Over 12% of the prison population in England and Wales is made up of foreign offenders, according to Ministry of Justice stats, and the government has already been forced to release thousands of inmates early to free up space.

“There’s no justification for taxpayers funding the lives of criminals who shouldn’t be here in the first place,” he’ll declare. “Many break the law just by entering the UK, then commit further crimes once here — disrespecting our laws, culture, and civility. The only acceptable response is deportation.”

His speech will come at a time when Labour has been getting flak over the current state of prisons, though they point the finger at years of Tory mismanagement. The emergency early release scheme under Labour’s watch has drawn some real backlash — especially after some ex-inmates were reportedly seen celebrating with champagne and praising Keir Starmer.

The government insists it’s on top of the issue, promising 14,000 new prison places by 2031, but critics argue that’s nowhere near enough or fast enough.

Meanwhile, Farage’s tough talk appears to be striking a chord with some voters. A recent YouGov poll put Reform UK out in front on 28%, pushing Labour to second with 22% and the Tories trailing at 17%. Another poll from Survation even found that Farage is now seen as more trustworthy on crime than both the Prime Minister and Conservative heavyweight Kemi Badenoch.

But not everyone’s buying what Farage is selling. A government source dismissed it all as noise, saying: “These are just empty promises from Farage, while this government delivers. Deportations of foreign criminals are up since we took office. And we are changing the law so we can deport them faster than ever.”

Policing and Crime Prevention Minister Diana Johnson didn’t hold back either. “If Nigel Farage was serious about making our streets safer, he should have backed the tough new laws we introduced earlier this year,” she said. “It’s shameful that Reform constantly seek to undermine confidence in our police and criminal justice system.”

With general election fever building, this is just the latest move from Farage designed to keep Reform UK at the centre of the political conversation — and judging by the numbers, it’s working.

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