'Beyond Cruel': Woman Who Has Been In UK For 25 Years Slams Farage Deportation Plan

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage reacts during the Reform party's annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)A Jamaican woman who has lived and worked in the UK for 25 years has branded Nigel Farage “cruel and heartless” over a Reform plan which could see immigrants deported.She took aim at Farage’s claim that Keir Starmer had incited violence against him and his supporters by calling the policy “racist”.Reform announced last week that it was scrapping “indefinite leave to remain status” for immigrants.That means people who have lived in the UK for decades could be deported if they no longer meet strict new criteria on work and earnings.On Ben Kentish’s LBC show, the woman, called Marlene, said: ”[Farage] is talking about he feels threatened. Well, welcome to our world. I felt threatened over the years because of him. “When he came on talking about Keir Starmer making him fear for his life – millions of people are out here fearing for our lives because of him. You need to understand that.”Holding back tears, she added: “I’ve been here for the last 25 years, so this directly affects me. He’s going to deport people who are here on indefinite leave [to remain].“This is so wrong. My grandad fought in the first world war for this country. Came from Jamaica and fought for this country, and Nigel Farage thinks he has a right to deport people like myself?“Nigel Farage is just cruel. He said he’s not racist, he’s beyond racist. He’s cruel. What’s he’s doing is downright cruel and heartless.”Kentish responded: “And there he is bleating about other people using mean words about him.”When the woman said she had come to the UK as a qualified cosmetologist, Kentish said: “And you’ve contributed massively to this country and Nigel Farage might deport you.”“He’s heartless… He’s beyond cruel... He's wicked...”After Nigel Farage's speech, Caller Marlene, who's worked in Britain for 25 years, can barely hold back tears for fear she'll be deported. pic.twitter.com/p9mV1Ut8vK— LBC (@LBC) October 1, 2025Related...Nigel Farage Accuses Keir Starmer Of Inciting Violence Against Reform Supporters'He Didn't': BBC Presenter Blasts Reform Chief Over False Claim Starmer Called Voters RacistNo, Keir Starmer Didn't Say That People Who Are Worried About Immigration Are Racist

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