Nigel Farage vows to create ‘Minister for Deportations' to boot out foreign criminals as he slams ‘invasion' of migrants

The Sun

24-04-2025

NIGEL Farage today pledged to create a Minister for Deportations - and slammed multiculturalism as a failed experiment in modern Britain.
The Reform UK leader tore into Labour ministers for their handling of illegal migration, accusing them of losing control of the Channel crisis.
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He demanded a specialist Home Office unit dedicated solely to swiftly removing those who enter the country illegally.
A minister would be put in charge so "somebody somewhere in government [can be] held accountable".
Speaking in Dover, he added: "What I'm calling for isn't actually anything particularly radical. It's actually just common sense."
Mr Farage - who has set his sights on No10 - said if he was PM deportations of both illegal migrants and foreign criminals would increase.
Days ahead of showdown local elections, he doubled down on his calls to withdraw Britain from the European Court of Human Rights and scrap the Human Rights Act entirely.
Mr Farage said: 'Every single week we see criminals who behave terribly, who ought to be deported, but they're not.
'It's because they claim the right to a family life and the ECHR lets them stay.'
He added: 'This Labour government claims they've increased deportations, but all they've done is send away visa overstayers and those who are happy to voluntarily return, often with £3,000 pounds in their pocket.'
Foreign criminals often appeal to European human rights laws to fight their deportation in the courts.
Shock recent cases include an Albanian criminal who successfully argued that deporting him would unfairly affect his son - because he like foreign chicken nuggets.
A Jamaican rapist who assaulted a sleeping woman was also spared return to his home country after claiming to be bisexual.
The Reform chief took aim at the NHS, accusing it of relying on cheap foreign workers, and condemned the practice of recruiting medics from poorer nations, calling it unethical.
Mr Farage cited figures showing migrants are 39 per cent more likely to commit crimes than British nationals, and warned of a surge in extremism and sectarian strife driven by an 'invasion' of illegal—and even legal—migrants who refuse to integrate.
He said Britain was now paying the price for decades of political appeasement on multiculturalism, claiming it had spawned identity-driven divisions across the country.
At the last general election, four MPs were voted in on a Gaza ticket.
Mr Farage warned that number will grow come the next poll.'
He blasted: 'Multiculturalism is why we've got the growth of sectarian politics.
'That's why we've got people marching on the streets of London and it's why we've got the provocation of the Jewish community.
'What has changed is the national narrative that multiculturalism is good.
'The realisation of what a huge error that was has been exposed – encouraging difference was a mistake and we should encourage a sense of togetherness.'
Mr Farage concluded: 'We need to have a shared culture and that's the danger of letting so many people into the country.'
His comments follow alarming new figures showing Channel crossings have hit a record high for the first four months of 2025.
Home Office stats reveal a staggering 8,888 illegal journeys were made—up 42 per cent on the same period last year.
Earlier this month, 705 people made the trip in just 12 boats, beating the previous high of 656 in 11 vessels.