More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave, according to the first publicly available poll of those in Nigel Farage's party. The research, published by the anti-racism group Hope Not Hate (HnH), found that 54% of Reform members supported the forcible removal or encouragement of non-white British citizens born abroad, while 22% also supported this for non-white citizens whose parents were born in the UK.
The poll, conducted by Survation, surveyed 629 Reform members between 29 January and 16 February. Reform said in December it had about 270,000 paid-up members. The findings were described by HnH, which publishes its annual 'State of Hate' report on Wednesday, as evidence of tensions in Farage's party. Its chief executive, Nick Lowles, said: 'With a dilution of Reform's policies to win more moderate voters, or if they were to form a government, you could see a number of their members becoming quite disillusioned.'
The findings come as Farage attempts to court centre-ground voters while facing pressure from his right flank, including a hardline new party launched by Rupert Lowe, who left Reform after falling out with Farage. Two-thirds of Reform members had a positive view of Lowe, who recently launched Restore Britain and advocates mass deportations. There was also considerable support for the activist Tommy Robinson.
HnH, which has been monitoring the far right for decades, said it was sounding an alarm on the rise of a more explicitly racial nationalism, which defines English identity by 'blood and ancestry'. The report states: 'Its spread is dangerous because of the proposed solutions that follow, most notably “remigration”. This concept repackages older ideas of ethnic cleansing and forced repatriation in softer, more bureaucratic language.'
The UK's far right was now 'bigger, bolder and more confrontational', according to HnH. It highlighted the 'unite the kingdom' rally in London led by Robinson, which drew more than 150,000 people in the largest far-right protest in British history. A quarter of the British population identify positively with Robinson's movement, according to other polling for HnH by Focaldata. The report also tracked 251 anti-migrant demonstrations throughout 2025, warning that activity could surge again in the summer months.
