This claim is true because multiple reports published around August 10-11, 2026, consistently state that Nigel Farage and Reform UK pledged to deport all foreign national prisoners if the party wins a general election.
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Nigel Farage pledges to deport every foreign criminal in UK prisons if Reform is elected.
Farage unveils radical plan to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador - The Independent
Source: independent.co.uk
At a glance
Verified August 11, 2026Key Evidence
Al Jazeera reported on August 10, 2026, that Farage pledged Reform UK would deport all foreign criminals from British prisons if elected.
The Independent, Express.co.uk, GB News, BritBrief, and the Daily Mail likewise described a Reform proposal to remove all or approximately 10,000 foreign national prisoners, potentially sending some to El Salvador or Kosovo if their home countries would not accept them.
The reports concern a proposed election policy, and the supplied sources do not verify its eventual implementation or legal feasibility.
The reporting
What the Evidence Shows
The available sources strongly support the central claim. Nigel Farage, Reform UK’s leader, announced or reiterated a proposal to remove foreign nationals from British prisons if Reform forms a government.
The reported policy includes several possible destinations:
- Prisoners could be returned to their home countries.
- If home countries refuse to accept them, Reform has discussed sending them to third countries, including El Salvador and Kosovo.
- The stated purpose is to reduce prison overcrowding and avoid early releases.
The wording varies slightly between reports. Some describe the proposal as deporting “all foreign criminals,” while others use the more precise term “foreign national prisoners.” The latter refers to non-British nationals held in UK prisons, not necessarily every person who is foreign-born or every foreign national convicted of an offence. This difference does not materially undermine the claim’s central meaning.
The sources describe this as a political pledge or proposed policy, not as an implemented deportation programme. They also report that negotiations or exploratory discussions concerning overseas prison capacity were taking place, but the supplied material does not independently establish that any agreement had been completed or that the plan would be legally or practically enforceable.
The claim is therefore accurate as a description of Farage’s stated intention, while it should not be read as evidence that all foreign prisoners have been or will necessarily be deported.
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