THIS week I reported in TCW on Reform UK’s new manifesto for national security and justice, announced on Tuesday. I observed problems in the party’s messaging, even before the mainstream media misrepresented it. I noted contradictions with the party’s prior positions. I noted that Reform was adopting positions already proposed by erstwhile members Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain) and Ben Habib (Advance UK) without admitting it.
Well, as soon as Wednesday, Nigel Farage was backtracking. He had said in a prior interview and at the launch on the Tuesday that immigrant children present a ‘difficult and complicated issue’, but confirmed that all illegals would be deported. Meanwhile Zia Yusuf, the party’s lead for government efficiency, said young men would be prioritised for deportation, while women and children would be deported in the second half of the five-year programme.
Never believe a word Farage says especially concerning Islam and remigration.
