Politics · 14 February 2026
Farage’s mass deportation plan faces major Home Office hurdles
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Nigel Farage’s proposal to deport up to 500,000–600,000 illegal migrants within five years is facing serious questions over feasibility. Officials and experts say the UK Home Office lacks the staff, funding, and infrastructure needed to carry out removals on that scale. The plan includes using military bases as detention centres, increasing deportation flights, and leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. Critics argue the scheme would require massive recruitment, new laws, and billions in funding.
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