{"id":1076,"date":"2026-05-04T21:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:11:36","slug":"reform-pledges-to-open-migrant-detention-centres-in-green-voting-areas-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/?p=1076","title":{"rendered":"Reform pledges to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas &#8211; BBC News"},"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 establish migrant detention centres in constituencies that vote for the Green Party, as part of a policy to detain up to 24,000 people awaiting deportation within 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>Zia Yusuf, the party&#8217;s home affairs spokesperson, said areas controlled by the Green Party would be prioritised for the facilities due to what he described as the Greens&#8217; support for open border policies. Yusuf stated that Reform UK would not locate detention centres in areas where it has elected MPs or controls local councils. The party proposes introducing a Mass Deportation Detention Act that would prevent local authorities from blocking the establishment of such facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposals, individuals would be held in closed detention centres for approximately two weeks before deportation. Official estimates suggest constructing 24,000 detention spaces to current design standards would cost around \u00a312 billion. The Green Party responded by calling the announcement a &#8220;disgusting idea&#8221; and describing it as &#8220;performative cruelty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties criticised the policy across the political spectrum. Representatives from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and Scotland&#8217;s First Minister all condemned the proposals as divisive and lacking in seriousness. The Green Party rejected Reform UK&#8217;s characterisation of their immigration stance while denouncing the targeted nature of the detention centre placement strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Reform UK defended the policy as necessary for managing immigration and ensuring deportations proceed efficiently. The party argued that areas supporting more liberal immigration policies should bear responsibility for housing detention facilities as part of the deportation process.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement represents Reform UK&#8217;s latest attempt to establish distinct policy positions on immigration as the party seeks to carve out political space in Britain&#8217;s evolving electoral landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rn-source\">\n    Reported by Reform News \u2014 Source:<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c362e9p385yo\"\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\">Manual \u2197<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform UK has announced plans to establish migrant detention centres in constituencies that vote for the Green Party, as part &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-1076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reform-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076","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=1076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkingmachine.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}