Lee Anderson is one of four current Reform MPs (Image: Getty)
Lee Anderson has appeared to throw his hat in the ring for a new ministerial position floated by Nigel Farage. Anderson is one of four Reform MPs in the House of Commons, with the party topping opinion polls ahead of next week’s crunch local elections.
Party leader Farage tweeted on Thursday: “Reform UK will introduce a Minister for Deportations.” This would be in the event of the party winning a majority at the next General Election in 2029.
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Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, responded to the post a short time later, writing: “Think I’ll put my CV in. We will take our country back.”
The message ended with three Union flag emojis and has already attracted dozens of responses.
Speaking in Dover this morning, Farage announced plans for a deportations minister, as well as denying rumours of an electoral pact with the Conservatives.
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On deportations, he said the illegal immigration debate is “pretty fruitless unless we leave the European Court of Human Rights and Repeal the 1998 Human Rights Act”.
He added under a Reform government, Britain will not have any more migration-driven population increases.
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Farage continued: “We will demand a minister for deportations. It will be part of the Home Office but it will be a separate department within it.
"We will need to recruit new people, as the evidence at the moment suggests those who work in the Home Office would wilfully obstruct policy if we won the next general election. Somebody somewhere in government needs to be held accountable."
In response to Anderson’s tweet, one user said: “Sounds like the ideal position for [Rupert Lowe], the only man serious about deportations.”
Lowe was suspended as a Reform MP last month after allegations he had threatened party chair Zia Yusuf in December.
Others were unsympathetic to Anderson, with one quipping: “Good luck; you’ve got a one in four chance of getting this imaginary job.”
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Some were more favourable towards the Reform MP, with one replying to Anderson’s tweet saying: “If you need a character reference you can call on us.”
Farage’s initial post has also sparked debate, with Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty asking: “What would a Minister for Deportations do that the Border Security Minister doesn’t already have responsibility for Nigel?”
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He attached a screenshot of the minister’s existing responsibilities, which include “returns and removals”, as well as “small boat arrivals” and “asylum policy”.
Earlier, Farage also denied that plans exist for a deal between Reform and the Conservatives after leaked audio appeared to show Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick suggesting he was working on such a deal.
He said: “If we were to even contemplate doing a deal our voters would be revolted by it. Our party internally would be in revolt.”