Nigel Farage says Reform would spend over £17bn to halve UK crime

Nigel Farage presents his proposals at a press conference in London. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock

Nigel Farage has committed to spending more than £17bn on policies to halve crime in the UK if he becomes prime minister at the next election.

The Reform UK leader said his proposals, which include constructing five ad-hoc “Nightingale” prisons and deporting more than 10,000 foreign criminals, would be paid for by scrapping HS2 and net zero.