One in five Reform members want non-white British citizens to be removed from UK, poll finds
A fifth of Reform members want non-white British citizens whose parents were born in the UK to be forcibly deported or encouraged to leave the country, according to a new poll.
More than half of members of Nigel Farage’s party believe non-white British nationals born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave, compared to 24 per cent if they are white, according to data from Hope Not Hate.
The charity published its “State of Hate: It Could Be Here” 2026 report on Wednesday, which includes the results of Survation’s survey of 629 Reform members on behalf of Hope Not Hate.
Nick Lowes, the charity’s chief executive, said the findings showed Reform members were generally “more pessimistic, angry and extreme than the British public”.
He added: “While there is overwhelming support for leader Nigel Farage, the views of party members on many political issues are so staunch that it is not inconceivable to think they could push Reform UK further to the right or risk becoming quickly disillusioned if they feel the party is softening its position in its quest for power.”
It comes after Reform’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf outlined the party’s immigration policies in a speech in Dover last month.
Mr Yusuf said the UK was being “invaded” by immigrants as he floated Reform’s plans for a mass deportation programme.
The party has announced that if elected to government, it will set up a unit it calls the “UK Deportation Command” to “track, detain and deport” people in the country illegally, aiming to remove 288,000 people every year.
The reform also said it would impose a “visa freeze” on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria if they refuse to take back migrants who do not have a legal right to stay in the UK.
The party said it expects to deport more than 600,000 people in the government’s first term.
Data from Hope Not Hate found that almost half (46 per cent) of party members dislike being around people of other ethnicities, religions and backgrounds in their local area.
By contrast, 77 per cent of Britons say they enjoy being around people from different backgrounds.
Two-thirds of party members also have a positive view of former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who is now leader of rival right-wing party Restore Britain.
More than half (54 percent) also prefer “to have a strong and decisive leader with the authority to override or ignore parliament.”
Reform leads YouGov’s latest poll of voting intentions with 23 per cent, and the party claims more than 270,000 members.
Mr Lowes described Reform’s policy proposal as “probably the most extreme we’ve ever had from a major political party”.
He believes the party has moved further to the right since the 2024 general election, when it received more than four million votes.
Data from Hope Not Hate found that 66 per cent of Reform UK members think there will be a civil war in Britain.
8 per cent of Britons believe there will definitely be a civil war between communities or against the state within the next five years, while 23 per cent say it is possible.
Independent Reform UK has been approached for comment.
