Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Summary
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has proposed a policy to ban foreign nationals from living in social housing in the UK. His party says those affected would have three months to find private housing or face losing their right to stay in the country, with possible deportation.Key Facts
- Reform UK plans to ban foreign nationals from social housing, even if they have lived in the UK for a long time.
- Tenants affected would need to leave social housing within three months or risk deportation.
- The party wants to end Indefinite Leave to Remain, meaning migrants would no longer have permanent residency rights.
- Social housing is usually cheaper and managed by local councils or housing associations.
- Currently, about 1.34 million households are waiting for social housing in the UK.
- Reform UK also wants to stop schools from celebrating events like Black History Month, Pride Month, and Refugee Week.
- The policy would still allow schools to celebrate national events like St George’s Day and D-Day.
- The party intends to renegotiate Brexit treaties to remove certain EU citizens’ rights to social housing.
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