Kemi Pledges to Deport 150,000 Illegal Migrants Annually to Keep Tory Voters from Switching to Reform Party

Table of Contents

1. Tories' Promise for Immigration Reform
2. Details of the New Policy
3. Party Conference Insights
4. Political Reactions

The Tories will commit to establishing a US-style immigration force aimed at deporting up to 150,000 individuals annually.

The leader will reveal the Conservatives’ most stringent border policies to date at her inaugural party conference.

Kemi Badenoch, alongside her husband Hamish, will announce the Conservatives’ most rigorous border policies at her first party conference. Illegal migrants will be prohibited from claiming asylum, with refugee status reserved solely for those whose governments are actively trying to kill them.

This initiative is part of a broader policy strategy aimed at preventing a decline in support for the party.

The party will vow to create a £1.6 billion removals force akin to the strict US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Since the beginning of President's second term in January, over two million individuals have either voluntarily left the US or been removed.

As party members gathered in , Ms. Badenoch — who arrived hand-in-hand with her husband Hamish — stated, “We must address the issue of illegal immigration to Britain and secure our borders.

“This is why the Conservatives are presenting a serious and comprehensive new plan to resolve this crisis.

“Labour offers ineffective gimmicks like ‘one thousand in, one out’.

“Reform has nothing but announcements that collapse upon arrival.”

If the Conservatives win the , the plan would ensure that all newcomers are deported within a week of their arrival.

The “Removals Force” would be granted extensive powers, including facial recognition technology to identify individuals.

Authorities will be required to conduct checks on everyone they apprehend.

Illegal migrants will be prohibited from claiming asylum, with refugee status reserved for those whose governments are attempting to kill them.

Legal aid would be eliminated, and the current framework would be dismantled.

Ms. Badenoch has pledged to withdraw the UK from the — which has been used to contest deportations.

However, she faces accusations of imitating Nigel Farage’s Reform policies with more stringent positions on border control and net-zero commitments.

Insiders report that Conservative MPs are retaining letters calling for Ms. Badenoch's resignation, intending to use them when she can be challenged after one year in office — on November 3.

Others anticipate that a leadership challenge will be more likely following the local elections in May.

When asked if they would seek to replace Ms. Badenoch after another disappointing election result, Shadow Energy Secretary told The Sun on Sunday: “Kemi has faced one of the toughest roles in politics.

“Taking over a party after it has lost an election is quite a challenging task.

“We are now addressing energy issues, and you will see further developments from us regarding immigration.

“These are the matters that I believe the public is concerned about.”

However, on the eve of the Conference, London Assembly member Keith Prince became the latest Tory to defect to Reform.

A spokesperson for the Labour Party remarked: “The Conservatives’ message on immigration is; we got everything wrong, we won’t apologize, now trust us.

“That approach will not succeed.”

Ms. Badenoch will pledge to establish a £1.6 billion removals force similar to the stringent US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.