Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK would be the "toughest party this country has ever seen" on crime if they were to win the next general election.
The Reform leader claimed Britain was "lawless" and sent a warning to criminals that by 2029 that if they do not follow the law they will "face very serious justice" as he vowed to cut crime in half in five years of government.
In the press conference held in Westminster, Farage set out a six-week campaign on law and order.
He said: "Reform will be the toughest party on law and order that this country has ever seen."
"We will aim to cut crime by half in the first five years of Reform government," Farage added.
"We will take back control of our streets. We will take back control of our courts, of our prisons."
Farage told criminals "I am putting you on notice today that from 2029 or whenever that may be, either you obey the law or you will face very serious justice".
While it may be an ambitious claim, along with Reform winning the next general election, polling data by Westminster public relations firm PLMR has the party leading the national vote share with 31 per cent - ahead of Labour on 22 per cent.
PA | Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has set out an ambitious plan to tackle crime if the party is elected in the next general election
Reform UK is also forecast to win a majority in Parliament with 377 seats.
Farage has set out five key areas on how Reform would tackle crime.
Attracting more police officers
Under Reform, Farage said the party would spend £2.1bn a year to recruit more police officers with a goal of attracting 30,000 further people to the force.
PA | Farage has pledged to house 12,400 new prisoners
New prisons
Reform is aiming to find further Ministry of Defence land to house 12,400 new prisoners at a potential cost of £1bn.
Farage set out to add five new, low-level "nightingale prisons" which would be built in collaboration with the Army.
He added that he would potentially force Reform-led councils to accept new prisons int their area.
The Reform leader also indicated that he would be willing to spend £250m a year on renting prison places overseas in countries like El Salvador and Estonia.
Farage said under his government £80m a year would be spent on creating 100 pop-up custody centres in crime hotspots to speed up arrests.
Deporting foreign criminals
The Reform leader said 10,000 prison places would be freed up by deporting foreign criminals through bilateral agreements.
Prisoner exchange
It would also see British criminals overseas taken back by the United Kingdom.
"Of course, we're prepared to take British prisoners from other parts of the world," he said.
"That's fair, right and proper."
An end to early release for prisoners
Farage vowed to end early release for prisoners who were convicted of serious violent, sexual or knife offences.
PA | Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood
It comes after Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the Commons in May that she had accepted the most proposals from an independent sentencing review.
It suggested that some serious violent and sexual offenders could be among prisoners eligible for an early release after only serving a third of their sentence.
How would Reform afford these changes?
In a three-page document published by Reform, the party set out the estimated cost of its crime and justice policies - totalling £3.48bn annually.
When asked how the party would afford his commitments, Farage said it would start with the "abysmal HS2 project" which he claimed "utterly failed".
"The government is quite happy to spend £50bn to £70bn more on (this) over the next few years," he said.
"And we're talking about the cost of net zero."