Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing as byelection looms
📰 The Guardian · 📅 Jun 14, 2026, 10:58 AM · 🌐 theguardian.com
🤖 AI Summary: **What happened?**
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced a policy to ban foreign nationals from accessing UK social housing and deport those unable to secure private sector housing ahead of the Makerfield by-election, as two new constituency polls show Reform UK losing support to far-right Restore Britain led by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe.
**Why it matters?**
The announcement and polling indicate right-wing vote splitting in the Makerfield by-election, a dynamic that will shape the constituency's electoral outcome and reflect current positioning within the UK's right-wing political landscape.
Reform leader claims ‘anti-whiteness is institutionalised’ in UK as polls suggest Labour have lead in Makerfield UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage said he would ban foreign nationals from social housing and then deport them if they could not find private sector homes, in a hardening of
