Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has launched a bold new crime policy, pledging to halve crime in Britain within five years if his party enters government.
Central to his plan is the controversial proposal to send up to 10,000 serious offenders to serve their sentences in overseas prisons, including in El Salvador, and to build thousands of new prison places in the UK. Farage also promises to recruit 30,000 new police officers, introduce zero-tolerance policing, and ensure repeat offenders face life sentences. Critics, including Labour, have dismissed the plans as unrealistic and undeliverable, likening them to populist slogans rather than practical policy.
The proposals have sparked intense debate about their feasibility, cost, and ethical implications.
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