Richard Tice brands Dominic Grieve a 'dreadful lawyer' in brutal response to Reform UK attack

The confrontation arose after Mr Grieve appeared on GB News earlier, where he delivered a comprehensive critique of Reform's deportation proposals.

He argued that Sir Keir Starmer's approach to addressing illegal migration would prove more effective than Nigel Farage's plans, which he predicted would encounter significant judicial obstacles.

Mr Tice's response was immediate and uncompromising, defending his party's hardline stance whilst simultaneously attacking Labour's immigration record.

Mr Grieve outlined multiple legal hurdles facing Reform's proposals during his GB News appearance.

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He warned that implementing the plan would require Britain to abandon the Refugee Convention and exit the European Convention on Human Rights, whilst also repealing the Human Rights Act.

The former Attorney General highlighted that Reform would need to eliminate all domestic legislation incorporating the Refugee Convention.

He cautioned about severe political repercussions, including the termination of the trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union and potential collapse of the Good Friday Agreement.

"He appears to want to deport children as well. Courts do have inherent jurisdiction to intervene and he will have to override that," Grieve stated, emphasising the judiciary's power to challenge such measures.

Mr Tice mounted a vigorous defence of Reform's immigration strategy whilst launching a scathing assault on Labour's performance.

"How is Keir Starmer's plan working out? Smash the gangs? He's encouraged the gangs. The numbers are up. His 17 in, one out policy we've seen over the past couple of weeks," he declared on GB News.

The Reform deputy leader argued their proposals were specifically crafted to prevent legal professionals from obstructing deportations.

"Our plan is designed to stop dreadful lawyers like Dominic Grieve and others from keeping their trade of allowing foreign criminals to stay in this country," he stated.

He expressed confidence in public support for their approach. "I think people should trust us. If we get a sizeable majority, we can drive this through Parliament because the people will have spoken."

Reform UK has revealed an ambitious five-year initiative called 'Operation Restoring Justice', targeting the detention and removal of hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants should the party gain power.

The programme would deny asylum claims from those arriving via small boats and establish financial agreements with nations including Afghanistan to accept deportees.

The party aims to achieve 600,000 deportations within five years. Nigel Farage has indicated Reform's readiness to exit the European Convention on Human Rights, abolish the Human Rights Act and suspend Britain's obligations under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention for a five-year period to eliminate obstacles to removals.

These measures would represent a fundamental shift in Britain's approach to international human rights commitments and refugee protection.