Kemi Badenoch Pledges Annual Deportation of 150,000 Migrants from the UK
Politics in Britain just got a new headline-maker, and this time it’s Kemi Badenoch leading the charge. With a bold promise that’s making both supporters cheer and critics gasp, she has unveiled plans to remove 150,000 migrants from the UK every year.
The Conservative Party leader announced what she described as a “US-style immigration crackdown,” complete with a brand-new Removals Force—an agency inspired by America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This proposed unit would replace the current Home Office Immigration Enforcement team, while its annual budget would jump from £820 million to a hefty £1.6 billion. The mission? To ramp up deportations from 34,000 to 150,000 per year, amounting to at least 750,000 removals within a parliamentary term.
During her address at the Conservative conference, Badenoch made her stance crystal clear: “They don’t belong here. They are committing crimes. They are hurting people. I’m tired of us asking irrelevant questions about where they should go. They will go back to where they came from,” she said, sparking applause and controversy in equal measure.
Badenoch emphasized that her proposal was not a spur-of-the-moment political stunt but the product of a year’s careful planning. “Nothing good comes quickly or fast,” she said. “It will pay off.” She also reassured party members that she was simply following through on her campaign promises, urging them to keep faith in her leadership.
Her speech didn’t shy away from addressing past shortcomings. She admitted that previous Conservative governments had made mistakes, particularly with the surge of both legal and illegal migration under their watch. Nonetheless, she argued that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s administration had failed to take decisive control of the situation. “We must tackle the scourge of illegal immigration into Britain and secure our borders,” Badenoch declared.
In a move that has already stirred political debate, she also confirmed intentions for Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, arguing that it has made deportations unnecessarily difficult. The Conservatives’ seven-point plan includes banning asylum claims by illegal entrants, repealing the Human Rights Act, and cutting off legal aid for immigration cases—all aimed at tightening the system.
However, not everyone is convinced. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dismissed Badenoch’s proposal as lacking “any credibility whatsoever,” criticizing the Conservatives’ track record in handling failed asylum removals. Still, with her confident tone and headline-grabbing promises, Badenoch has once again positioned herself as a political force unafraid of ruffling feathers on her way to reform.
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