Sources
Loading...
Additional media
Loading...
DeepNewz, mobile.
People-sourced. AI-powered. Unbiased News.
Reform UK would pay the Taliban money to take back migrants who enter Britain illegally, the party’s Zia Yusuf has admitted. Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds MP is asked about Reform UK's plans and the perception that the government aren't doing enough. https://t.co/7QfwMLv36q
Reform UK says it would be reasonable to pay the Taliban to send migrants who entered Britain illegally back to Afghanistan. But is it right to pay the Taliban, who have committed human rights violations, to take back migrants who have come to the UK? https://t.co/f01z2Sl2Mv
Can this returns policy of illegal migrants work? https://t.co/y6NBZhpOmA
Reform UK said it would set aside a £2 billion budget to negotiate agreements with governments, including Iran and Afghanistan, to take back migrants who enter Britain illegally. Party spokesperson Zia Yusuf told broadcasters the funds could be used to pay the Taliban to accept Afghan nationals returned from the United Kingdom. The proposal has drawn scrutiny over the ethics of transferring money to a regime accused of extensive human-rights abuses. Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds questioned whether the plan underscores wider concerns that the current government is not acting decisively enough on migration.
