Reform UK would deport 90,000 asylum seekers and freeze asylum for five years if it wins power

Nigel Farage said on Oct. 12, 2026 in Kent that a Reform UK government would immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers, voiding pending applications and automatically rejecting new claims during a five-year suspension of asylum grants. Children and mothers would not be exempt. Returns would be to home countries or a safe third country.