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Nigel Farage calls for prosecution of charities aiding asylum seekers
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Five UK nationals were arrested near RAF Fairford late last month and later bailed.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said charities and volunteers that help asylum seekers reach the UK should face potential criminal prosecution. He also made unverified claims about migration and people arrested near RAF Fairford.
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AllegedNigel Farage said charities and volunteers that help asylum seekers reach the UK should face potential criminal prosecution.
“Charities and volunteers who help asylum seekers get to the UK should face potential criminal prosecution, Nigel Farage has said”
AllegedNigel Farage agreed that people who facilitated the arrival of asylum seekers should face criminal penalties.
“Totally, totally.”
AllegedNigel Farage said NGOs and taxpayer-funded organisations had aided and abetted criminality in every way.
“They have actually aided and abetted criminality in absolutely every way.”