Farage Unveils £17.4bn Crime and Justice Plan

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced a £17.4bn crime and justice plan aimed at halving UK crime rates, which includes building five new 'Nightingale' prisons and hiring 30,000 additional police officers. The plan proposes deporting or transferring over 10,000 foreign and serious offenders to serve sentences abroad, with countries like El Salvador being considered for overseas prison arrangements. Farage claims the measures will be funded by scrapping major projects such as HS2 and net zero initiatives, avoiding any tax increases. He criticizes the current government's handling of public safety and prison overcrowding, arguing that radical reforms are necessary. Critics from Labour and the Conservatives question the feasibility and funding of the plan, but Reform UK maintains it is the 'toughest' on crime. The proposal also emphasizes cost-effectiveness through renting overseas prison spaces to address domestic overcrowding and high incarceration costs.