Coming a close second to the daft idea of Britishness - is the idea to turf all non- British people out of all social housing.

I hardly want to even think there’s a hope in hell of his ever forming a government but if he did, we do still have courts in this country. Oh wait a minute - the next bright idea? I don’t mean abolish the courts ( yet) but only British citizens allowed access.

I believe that Farage has the same plan, but of course intends to carry it out within 3 months instead of 6.

Just wondering what happens if people are evicted from council housing and then have to get a private rental which they can't afford. At least some of them can apply for Universal Credit, which will cost the taxpayer.

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I think that Badenoch is pursuing the wrong strategy that Labour found to it’s cost - you simply can’t out reform - Reform.

She needs to plough her own furrow.

Just my opinion but I dont see her as very bright but she seems to have a strong sense of entitlement. Mind you that's true of both far-right and far-left thinking. Both try to circumnavigate democracy. Conservatives have done better than her in the past - again, just an opinion.

Not to mention the issues about schools, child care, employment, community ties. KB has disgusted me twice this week but I’m not surprised -she’s always been in the category of ‘so sharp she’ll cut herself’ as my grandma would have said.

Then of course there is the small matter of councils using our taxes to try to resolve what would become an existential crises.

230000 households. How many people for goodness sake.

This is a summary from Google of what has been suggested

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Her second lapse of judgement in a week - we had the very poor judgement of putting up Bonehill-Paine.

Maybe there’s a link? Oh no wait a minute nothing in the policy about Jewish people being evicted.

I think that Badenoch is pursuing the wrong strategy that Labour found to it’s cost - you simply can’t out reform - Reform.

She needs to plough her own furrow.

Just because facts matter this is the proposed policy as reported in the Times.

According to the Conservative Party's announced proposal under Kemi Badenoch:

Most foreign nationals who are not British or Irish citizens and do not have EU settled status would no longer be eligible for social housing.

The proposal would apply not only to new applicants but also to some existing tenants.

Those existing tenants who no longer qualified would be given six months to leave their council or housing association home.

For many years, certain non-British nationals have been eligible if they have a qualifying immigration status. Depending on the rules in force, this can include people who:

have indefinite leave to remain (settled status);
have refugee status or humanitarian protection;
have certain forms of limited leave that confer eligibility;
have EU settled or, in some circumstances, pre-settled status together with qualifying rights.

Being a foreign national does not by itself entitle someone to social housing.

They must also meet the same housing criteria as everyone else. Local authorities assess factors such as:

homelessness or threatened homelessness;
overcrowding;
medical or disability needs;
vulnerability;
whether they have a local connection to the area.

The recent Conservative proposal was controversial because it would have changed the first part of that test. Someone who was lawfully resident and who had previously been eligible -for example, because they had indefinite leave to remain but were not a British or Irish citizen - could become ineligible under the proposed rules, even if their housing need had not changed.

Her second lapse of judgement in a week - we had the very poor judgement of putting up Bonehill-Paine.

I wonder who is the advisor behind this idea.Like you. Cossy , I was starting to come round to the leader of the opposition, but this will do her no good at all and will go down as a really bad lapse of good judgement. A big ,big mistake for her future.
The plan is out of the" Icebox" of Trumpton government.It should stay there.

I think she is desperate to show that the Tories are taking as tough a line with ‘immigrants’ as Reform and Restore claim they would. She tends to shoot her mouth off without thinking of the consequences, which are now biting her, and she should have checked out what she was going to say in advance with her shadow cabinet, which contains some less impetuous individuals.

Are non residents eligible for social housing anyway ? Sounds a bit strange when there is a waiting list of residents.

I'm beginning to think she's lost her marbles.

That also sounds remarkably like something Farage and/or Lowe would say!

Just unimaginably cruel, heartless and, I would imagine, completely unlawful/illegal!

Whatever next, sometimes I despair and I was just “warming” to her as a half decent opposition! Not my political “flavour” of course, but strong, challenging opposition is so important.