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Reform UK would consider paying the Taliban and the Iranian government to take deportees from Britain, the party’s deputy leader has said.

Richard Tice argued there was a “justification” for the move as it was “in the interests of the British people”, adding: “Sometimes you do deals with people you may not want to go down the pub with.”

Nigel Farage unveiled his party’s proposals for “mass deportations” at an event last week, saying this would see between 500,000 and 600,000 people removed from the UK over the first five years of a Reform government.

The party said it would set aside £2 billion to secure returns agreements with foreign governments, but neither Mr Farage nor former Reform chairman Zia Yusuf would say if this meant the party was willing to pay hostile states to take deportees.

In the 12 months to June 2025, Afghans made up 15% of people arriving in the UK via small boats – the most common nationality arriving by that method ahead of Eritreans, Iranians and Syrians.

Asked on Monday if Reform would pay the Taliban or Iran to take back deportees, Mr Tice told a press conference in Westminster: “When you’re in business, sometimes you do business with people that you may not like, but it might turn out to be a sensible transaction for both sides.

“If we want to return people to various countries such as Afghanistan, we’ve got to deal with the people who are leading that country.

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