As Nigel Farage<\/a> stood in front of a giant union flag in an aircraft hangar at Oxford airport, the Reform UK leader <\/a>laid out his solution to one of British voters\u2019 biggest concerns \u2013 illegal migration and the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the UK on small boats.<\/p>\n But for those who have been listening to Mr Farage for many years<\/a> in his now long political career, there was something very familiar about today\u2019s announcement. In fact, it was a well-trodden formula for the man who hopes to be Britain\u2019s next prime minister.<\/p>\n What Mr Farage offered was, in fact, a repackaging of what could be termed as the \u201cBrexit formula<\/a>\u201d. In other words, isolate the UK internationally by withdrawing from foundational global agreements, and then expect the rest of the world to simply do what Britain wants.<\/p>\n This sort of solution worked when Lord Palmerston was able to send a gunboat to sit outside a foreign port in the 19th century, but it is quite a lot more complicated now.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Farage laid out his mass deportation plans (AP)<\/p>\n The grand plan<\/p>\n Essentially, Farage argues that once he is prime minister, he can force countries like Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan to take back thousands of irregular migrants.<\/p>\n Those arriving in the UK illegally will be arrested, detained and then deported, the Reform leader said, as he admitted that he cares more about the frustrated British people than the fate of those who will be persecuted.<\/p>\n He will achieve his goal by withdrawing from the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), making the UK an outlier along with Russia and Belarus. He will also suspend other international agreements, like the Refugee Convention, for five years.<\/p>\n Zia Yusuf, the party\u2019s former chairman, added that Reform will bring in a watertight law which would mean no judge will be able to block a single enforced departure.<\/p>\n Giving the people what they want<\/p>\n There is no doubt, though, that the polished sales pitch today did offer many voters what they want.<\/p>\n The two traditional main parties have left a gaping hole in the political world by failing to tackle the small boats issue, and the blueprint outlined by Farage on Tuesday leaves Keir Starmer and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch playing catch-up.<\/p>\n Both Labour and the Tories may be criticising Farage\u2019s approach, but they are beginning to copy his policies.<\/p>\n![\"Farage](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Britain-Migration-Farage-71c6t5q0.jpeg\")
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