At the party conference in Birmingham, he announced his return to the “forefront of the political stage” following the resignation of deputy party leader Angela Rayner.
In his speech, Farage promised that, if given the opportunity to govern, he would stop migrants arriving by boat within two weeks. He linked this to the passing of laws that would enable rapid deportation.
The plan envisages a significant increase in deportations—in his opinion, up to 600,000 migrants could be deported in five years.
He also wants to ban asylum applications for migrants arriving in small illegal boats and provide £2 billion in financial support to countries such as Afghanistan.
Farage also plans to withdraw from international treaties on the protection of refugees, such as the Geneva Convention, and introduce a new law entitled “Illegal Immigration (Mass Deportations)”.
Among other things, this law would require the Home Secretary to deport illegal migrants and ban those deported from returning to the UK for life.
Despite the controversy, Farage insists that his plan is realistic, comparing it to Australia's approach, which he says solved a similar problem within two weeks of introducing the necessary legislation.
At the conference in Birmingham, he also welcomed former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries as a new party member and emphasized that Reform UK is a party that can change the country and “make Britain great again.”
(bbc, sie)