Nigel Farage Warns Civil Servants: Pensions Could Be Stripped Over Migrant Sex Crimes

Nigel Farage has announced a policy aimed at the civil servants he claims are 'waving through' dangerous criminals.

The Reform UK leader is no longer just targeting the migrants themselves but is turning his sights on the bureaucratic machinery that manages Britain's borders.

Under Farage's proposed regime, the era of faceless accountability within the Home Office would come to an abrupt and punishing end.

Any official found to have wilfully ignored the criminal background of an asylum seeker could face the prospect of criminal prosecution and the total loss of their retirement savings.

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The rhetoric from the Reform UK camp is clear: the safety of British citizens must supersede the administrative convenience of clearing a massive backlog.

Farage has been uncharacteristically blunt about the stakes involved, suggesting that the current system prioritises speed over security.

'I will not allow the safety of our women and girls to be sacrificed on the altar of misguided liberalism,' Farage told the Mail on Sunday. His comments follow alarming data showing that sexual offence convictions against foreign nationals have surged by 62 per cent in just four years.

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Zia Yusuf, the head of policy for Reform UK, echoed these sentiments in a recent piece for The Telegraph, where he accused the state of being 'complicit' in endangering the public. Yusuf argues that the Home Office has been granting asylum to individuals with known histories of violence, a practice he describes as inherently unlawful under existing immigration rules.

To remedy this, Reform UK plans to introduce a specific criminal offence titled 'dishonestly determining an asylum claim', which would carry a potential two-year prison sentence. Beyond the threat of jail time, the party intends to strip pensions from the most 'egregious' offenders, redirecting those funds to charities that support victims of crime.

The pressure on the system is undeniably immense, with case workers often forced to process thousands of applicants who lack basic identity documents. One experienced Home Office employee recently described the process as a 'crazy carousel', admitting she feared the day she would see one of her approved applicants on the news for a violent crime.

A source from Reform UK insisted that the blame lies with both managers and case workers who succumb to government pressure to 'wave through' claims. They argue that by threatening the financial security of these officials, they can force a cultural shift toward more rigorous vetting and stricter enforcement.

In response, a government spokesperson defended the work of the Civil Service, noting that nearly 50,000 people with no right to remain in Britain have been removed recently. They pointed out that asylum-related returns have increased by 27 per cent compared to the previous year, suggesting that the system is being fixed from within.

However, the current administration's promises of reform have done little to quieten the Reform UK leadership. Farage remains adamant that only the threat of personal consequence—namely the loss of a comfortable pension—will ensure that border security is taken seriously by those tasked with upholding it.

As the debate over immigration intensifies, the prospect of civil servants being held legally responsible for the actions of migrants marks a radical departure in British politics. It remains to be seen whether such a hardline stance will resonate with voters or be viewed as an unfair attack on public servants doing a difficult job.