Zia Yusuf Says Reform Would Deport All Illegal Immigrants – But Nigel Farage Said It Is 'Impossible'

Nigel Farage has welcomed Zia Yusuf back into the Reform fold just two days after he resigned as party chairman.Reform UK’s former chairman has said the party would deport all illegal immigrants, despite Nigel Farage previously saying it was “impossible”.Zia Yusuf made the pledge in his first broadcast interview since returning to a senior role in the party.He stunned Westminster by resigning as chairman on Thursday, only to return to the fold 48 hours later. Yusuf is now heading up Reform’s equivalent of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).On Radio 4′s Today programme this morning, he said: “Reform will deport every illegal immigrant in this country.“I want to be crystal clear about what my position is, and Reform UK’s position is, which is we will deport everybody who is here in this country illegally, which is roughly about 1.2 million people.”But that put him at odds with Farage, who last year declared that mass deportations could not be done.Asked by GB News if he supported removing all illegal immigrants, he said: “It’s impossible to do. Literally impossible to do.“For us, at the moment, it’s a political impossibility.”Asked if it was his ambition to be able to do it, Farage replied: “No. So it’s pointless even going there. “It’s a political impossibility, we simply can’t do it.”Related...'You've Been Muscled Out': Nick Robinson Goads Zia Yusuf For Quitting As Reform ChairmanReform UK Mocked After Zia Yusuf Returns Just 48 Hours After QuittingReform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf Resigns With Parting Jibe After Burqa Row

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