Charity says Reform UK’s plan to prioritise British-born workers for social housing are ‘designed to stoke division’– UK politics live

Shelter warn plans would ‘tear communities apart’ as Labour says proposed policy goes after long-term UK residents including NHS staff Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list Lee Anderson, the Reform UK MP fo...

Shelter warn plans would ‘tear communities apart’ as Labour says proposed policy goes after long-term UK residents including NHS staffReform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing listLee Anderson, the Reform UK MP for Ashfield, is first up to speak. He says young people in his constituency – and in many areas across the country – have “absolutely no chance” of securing council housing or social housing. He says that Reform’s government would “put British people first” in a housing system he characterises as being unfair.Reform UK will use a press conference that is due to begin at 11am to announce its pledge to prioritise British-born workers under 35 when allocating social housing. We will bring you the key lines from the conference, fronted by deputy leader, Richard Tice, and the party’s chairman, Lee Anderson, here. You can watch it live: Continue reading...