Immigration minister Seema Malhotra has dismissed Reform's plans to tackle immigration numbers as "gimmicks" that have "unravelled on basic facts and figures".The MP for Feltham and Heston said that she would not comment on Nigel Farage's proposed deal with Afghanistan's Taliban or "individual countries".Reform announced on Tuesday a plan to deport 600,000 people from the country, which would be enabled by striking deals with the Taliban and Iran.

Immigration minister Seema Malhotra has dismissed Reform's plans to tackle immigration numbers as "gimmicks" that have "unravelled on basic facts and figures".The MP for Feltham and Heston said that she would not comment on Nigel Farage's proposed deal with Afghanistan's Taliban or "individual countries".Reform announced on Tuesday a plan to deport 600,000 people from the country, which would be enabled by striking deals with the Taliban and Iran.