Certain politicians would have you believe Brits can’t get a social home because immigrants get priority access.
This claim has dogged British politics for a long time: back in 2024 the Tories floated the idea of so-called ‘British homes for British workers’. Meanwhile, Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf made the disputed claim that “the majority of social housing in London goes to foreign nationals” on Newsnight back in November last year.
If only our council houses hadn’t been sold off at a massive discount by Margaret Thatcher. Who is Farage’s favourite politician again? Oh, and who did Shabana Mahmood name as one of her political heroes?