FARAGE’S REFORM UK UNVEILS MASS DEPORTATION DRIVE, ECHR EXIT—UK MIGRATION DEBATE HARDENS

BBC analysis details how Reform UK and Nigel Farage have shifted the UK migration debate by proposing mass deportations, detention at air bases, and withdrawing from the ECHR. The piece highlights the costly, theatrical launch, scant public policy detail, and major legal/operational hurdles (e.g., unaccompanied children, returns to unsafe countries). It notes Labour and Conservatives recalibrating tactics in response, as polling shows the focus on small boats resonates with voters.