r/unitedkingdom • u/qwerty_1965 • 20h ago

... Nigel Farage says charities that help asylum seekers reach UK should be prosecuted

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/14/nigel-farage-charities-help-asylum-seekers-uk-prosecute
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u/inebriatedWeasel 19h ago

Why? Helping asylum seekers isn't illegal.

I get the feeling he is properly shiting himself over something, he has come out with a lot of rage bait policies over the last few days.

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u/CosmicBonobo 18h ago

There's been at least one case in the last week where the Home Office have raided an organisation helping asylum seekers from Pakistan fabricate documents and evidence to prove that they're gay and can't go back without facing persecution.

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u/inebriatedWeasel 18h ago

But that is already illegal and not what he is talking about.

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u/Darrenb209 Scotland 18h ago

not what he is talking about.

He is deliberately unclear who he is talking about, which allows him to shift who he claims he was talking about depending on who he speaks to.

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u/DrummingFish 1h ago

Help can be done in legal and illegal ways. The problem is Farage is being vague on purpose and most likely wants to include those doing legal ways too.

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u/Critical_Wrap5617 18h ago

He's doing a Brand