Reform UK's plan to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights will see British citizens prioritised over foreigners, the party has claimed.

Nigel Farage is this week set to unveil his proposals for mass deportations of asylum seekers who come to the UK on small boats.

The first step of Reform's plan is to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and to scrap the Human Rights Act, which enshrines the convention in British law.

This would then be replaced by a British Bill of Rights, which would only apply to British citizens and those who have a legal right to live in the UK.

The legislation would not include any reference to human rights but instead refer to terms such as 'protection of liberty' and 'free speech', The Times reported.