Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has proposed a £17.4 billion plan to address prison overcrowding and halve crime rates in the UK within five years, which includes sending up to 10,000 serious offenders to serve their sentences in foreign jails, specifically mentioning El Salvador as a potential destination.
Nigel Farage highlighted El Salvador’s mega-prison, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), as a possible facility.
Labour and other opponents have dismissed it as “headline-chasing” and “unfunded,” arguing it lacks practical detail.
Zia Yusuf posted to X today:
People asking if @Nigel_Farage is serious about sending monsters like Ian Huntley to serve their sentences in El Salvador.
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https://twitter.com/ZiaYusufUK/status/1947360091394503097
https://twitter.com/ScotNational/status/1947294589221544400
