- Reform UK has announced a policy to construct new detention centres for individuals awaiting deportation, explicitly stating that these facilities would not be located in areas with a Reform council or MP.
- The party pledged to "prioritise" placing these detention centres in areas that vote for the Green Party, citing the Green Party's perceived support for "open borders" as the rationale.
- This policy has drawn immediate and strong criticism from rival parties, with Labour Party chair Anna Turley branding it "grotesque" and accusing Reform leader Nigel Farage of sinking to a “new low”.
- Critics, including the Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer, described the policy as "bullying" the electorate and an attempt to stoke division rather than address systemic issues.
- The controversial announcement comes just days before local elections in England, where both Reform UK and the Green Party are anticipated to perform strongly.
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Reform plan to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas branded ‘grotesque’
