Nigel Farage says a Reform government would suspend the asylum system and threaten foreign assets

Summary

The Manchester Evening News reported on Sunday 11 October that Nigel Farage was to pledge to suspend the asylum system for five years amid a 'national security emergency', with the announcement expected on Monday, and the Evening Standard and The Independent reported the same pledge. Under the plans, all asylum tribunals, legal refugee routes and resettlement schemes would be scrapped, according to the Evening Standard, The Independent, the Birmingham Mail and Metro, and The Independent said Farage would do so if Reform UK wins power. BBC News reported that Reform would suspend the asylum system for the parliamentary term if in government, with all asylum applications rejected, existing ones voided and all claimants marked for deportation, and Metro said Nigel Farage vowed to ban asylum seekers and deport 90,000 people if Reform wins. On Monday 12 October, Farage said Reform would threaten foreign assets in its asylum crackdown and would also review the status of anyone granted asylum since 2024, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

Latest: Nigel Farage said Reform would threaten foreign assets in its asylum crackdown and would also review the status of anyone granted asylum since 2024, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

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