Legal hurdles ahead for Farage's foreign national housing ban

Legal hurdles ahead for Farage's foreign national housing ban

Nigel Farage has pledged to bar foreign nationals from social housing and evict them within three months under a Reform UK government. Legal experts warn the policy breaches Article 8 of the Human Rights Act, which protects family life. Courts would likely challenge evictions, especially where residents have British-citizen children or dependants. Withdrawing from European human rights protections would be required to enforce it.

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