Reform UK pledges immigration spot checks at Irish border
Reform UK has said it would bring in new immigration spot checks at the Irish land border and fine transport firms £10,000 per passenger found to be entering Northern Ireland illegally.
Reform UK has announced plans to introduce immigration spot checks at the Irish border and impose fines of £10,000 per illegal passenger entering Northern Ireland. MP Danny Kruger, speaking at a DUP conference, will state that the aim is to prevent dangerous criminals from using the border as a backdoor route into the UK. However, he insists the measures are not a formal border check.
The party pledges to deploy immigration officers to inspect buses and trains crossing the border. Fines collected will fund deportations and additional border enforcement. The British Home Office asserts a strong working relationship with Ireland, but Kruger will assert that illegal migrants are exploiting the soft border. He will target terminals such as Belfast, Newry, Banbridge, and Sprucefield.
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