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Those who do not find alternative accommodation following the “three-month grace period” would lose their right to remain in the UK. Mr Farage said veterans, “long-term local residents”, domestic abuse survivors and care-leavers would all be given priority. So what do you think? Should foreign nationals be evicted from UK council houses? Vote in our poll and join the debate in the comments section.

Mr Farage made the announcement in a new 5,000-word essay, published Sunday evening, on diversity, equity and inclusion and its impact on Britain.

He vowed to prioritise British nationals for social homes, saying it was “absurd” that thousands of tenancies had been given to refugees since 2020,

According to The Telegraph, he wrote: “Foreign nationals who are unable to relocate to private rented accommodation after a three-month grace period will lose their right to remain and be liable for deportation under Operation Restoring Justice.

“Residency and preference requirements for social housing will be used to ensure that veterans and long-term local residents will be preferenced for social housing, with exceptions only for groups like domestic abuse survivors and care leavers.”

According to The Telegraph, it’s understood dual nationals would have their welfare entitlement, including household benefit, reduced, but would not be automatically made to leave social housing.

Mr Farage, who’s launching a monthly Substack newsletter, reportedly writes in the essay that guidelines for housing associations have seen redistribution of housing stock “away from the white British populations who originally inhabited areas”.

A Government spokesman said: “Illegal migrants, asylum seekers and migrants on student or work visas are not eligible for social housing.

“Nearly nine in 10 social homes go to UK nationals and most councils have tough local connections rules in place to ensure housing goes to people who need it most.

“These rules mean people must have a connection to the local area, such as a social care worker or a nurse at a local hospital, in order to even apply for social housing.”