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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Farage vows to deport foreign offenders amid UK prison overcrowding crisis
Caption: Farage vows to deport foreign offenders amid UK prison overcrowding crisis. Reform UK has pledged to deport all foreign nationals convicted and serving prison sentences in Britain if the party comes to power, in a plan it says would ease pressure on the country’s overcrowded jails. Party leader Nigel Farage and spokesperson Zia Yusuf said around 10,000 offenders would be sent either to their home countries or to third countries if their governments refuse to take them back. Reform has held talks with El Salvador about housing British prisoners there, while Farage has also suggested that Lithuania and Estonia could potentially take part in the scheme. The proposal comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces growing criticism over Labour’s early-release programme Under which around 5,000 inmates are due to leave prison after serving roughly a third of their sentences. Reform says deporting foreign prisoners would free up space for serious offenders and has also promised to build 12,000 additional places through temporary “Nightingale prisons”. The party further plans to prevent dangerous criminals from benefiting from early release and to restore short prison sentences for offences such as shoplifting. The Labour government has rejected Reform’s approach while saying it is already working to deport more foreign offenders and increase prison capacity as it seeks to address the crisis. The proposals are likely to face strong opposition from human rights groups, particularly over concerns about the treatment of prisoners transferred to countries with very different conditions. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Nigel Farage,Reform UK,Andy Burnham,Prime Minister,Zia Yusuf,plans,deportation,foreign,criminals,convicted,prison,sentences,third countries,human rights,overcrowded,jails,controversial
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