{"id":1059,"date":"2026-05-04T21:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:07:21","slug":"reform-plans-to-put-migrant-detention-centres-in-green-councils-as-residents-vote-for-open-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"Reform plans to put migrant detention centres in Green councils as residents &#8216;vote for open borders&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rn-article-wrapper\">\n<style>.rn-article-wrapper{font-family:\"Source Serif 4\",Georgia,serif!important;color:#1a1a1a!important;line-height:1.65!important;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;font-size:1.15rem!important}.rn-article-wrapper p{margin-bottom:1.5em!important;text-align:justify;hyphens:auto}.rn-source{font-family:\"JetBrains Mono\",monospace,sans-serif!important;font-size:0.75rem!important;color:#003087!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;letter-spacing:0.05em!important;border-top:1px solid #eee!important;padding-top:20px!important;margin-top:40px!important;font-weight:700!important}.rn-source a{color:#cc0000!important;text-decoration:underline!important}<\/style>\n<p>Reform UK has announced plans to locate migrant detention centres in council areas controlled by the Green Party if the party forms the next government. The proposal forms part of what Reform UK calls &#8220;Operation Restoring Justice,&#8221; described as a mass deportation programme.<\/p>\n<p>The party justified the policy by stating it represents &#8220;the fairest approach&#8221; and claimed that Green-controlled areas have effectively voted for &#8220;open borders.&#8221; Reform UK presented the detention centre placement as directly linked to the political positions of Green Party councillors and their constituents.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as both parties prepare for upcoming council elections where each is projected to make substantial gains. Polling data suggests Reform UK and the Green Party could each secure over 1,000 council seats in the contests ahead. Reform UK has maintained a lead in national polling for more than twelve months, while the Green Party has experienced a recent surge in support.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Party has been targeting constituencies previously considered secure Labour strongholds as part of its electoral strategy. Meanwhile, Reform UK continues to position itself as the primary alternative to the current political establishment across multiple policy areas including immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The detention centre proposal represents Reform UK&#8217;s approach to implementing immigration policy at the local level, linking national border control measures with local political representation. The party has indicated this would be among its priorities if it gains control of national government.<\/p>\n<p>The policy announcement highlights the increasingly prominent role both Reform UK and the Green Party are playing in reshaping the traditional dynamics of British electoral politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rn-source\">\n    Reported by Reform News \u2014 Source:<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/politics\/reform-migrant-detention-centres-green-council\"\n        onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'source_popup','width=1100,height=750,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=100,top=100');return false;\"\n        title=\"View original source\">GB News \u2197<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform UK has announced plans to locate migrant detention centres in council areas controlled by the Green Party if the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reform-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}