Reform UK vows to ‘deport 400,000 migrants granted asylum in past five years’ under tough new border crackdown plans

Nigel Farage is set to announce that a Reform UK Government would deport as many as 400,000 asylum seekers who broke into Britain illegally.

The Reform chief is set to commit to an immediate examination of all asylum decisions made over the past five years.

The review would track down anyone who entered illegally or overstayed their visa and subsequently claimed asylum - which home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf pledged would "reverse the invasion of Britain".

Home Office staff under a Reform Government would be tasked with investigating three key factors under the proposed scheme.

Officials would determine whether asylum seekers crossed the Channel on small boats, arrived hidden in lorries or aircraft, or overstayed their visas before lodging their claims.

They would also assess whether an individual's country of origin is now considered safe by Government standards.

Should any of these conditions be met, the refugee and their family members would lose their permission to stay in Britain.

The overwhelming majority of those seeking asylum reached Britain via small boat, vehicle, or by switching to refugee claims after entering on work, study or tourist visas.

Anyone refusing to leave of their own accord would face detention and forced removal through Reform's proposed Deportation Command.

This new body would bear responsibility for expelling migrants who entered illegally.

The party estimates that over 400,000 people would fall within the scope of this retrospective policy.