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This is part of Reform UK's tougher stance on immigration ahead of a byelection in Makerfield. Nigel Farage, Reform UK's leader, said his party would ban foreign nationals from social housing and deport those unable to find private homes. He also vowed veterans and long-term local residents would get preference for social housing if Reform were in power.
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