Reform Pledges to Open Migrant Detention Centres in Green-Voting Areas
Reform says the centres will hold up to 24,000 people and be placed in areas that vote Green, while exempting Reform-held seats.
- On Monday, Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf announced plans to prioritize building migrant detention centers in Green Party-controlled constituencies while guaranteeing exclusion for areas with Reform MPs or council control.
- Citing the Green Party's alleged support for 'open borders,' Reform proposed building facilities for up to 24,000 people within 18 months under a planned Mass Deportation Detention Act to limit council objections.
- Official figures show building 24,000 detention spaces to current standards would cost about £12bn, with individual beds estimated at £500,000, raising significant questions about infrastructure feasibility.
- Critics across parties condemned the pledge as 'abhorrent' and a 'protection racket,' with Liberal Democrat leader Antony Hook labeling it 'detention by ballot box strategy.'
- The Electoral Commission warned that siting facilities based on electoral outcomes could violate 'undue influence' regulations, potentially triggering legal challenges under election law if Reform wins power.
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