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Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform deportation policy
Key takeaways
- Richard Wheeler,Political reporterand Alex Forsyth,Political correspondent PA Media Zia Yusuf has publicly disagreed with Reform UK colleague Robert Jenrick over the details of the party's deportation policy.
- Treasury spokesman Jenrick had said foreign nationals would not be removed just because they live in social housing, but also if they were not working or earning enough.
- But Yusuf, the home affairs spokesman, said Jenrick's answer was "not Reform policy" and the party would look to remove foreign nationals living in social housing "at taxpayer expense" from the UK.
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Richard Wheeler,Political reporterand Alex Forsyth,Political correspondent PA Media Zia Yusuf has publicly disagreed with Reform UK colleague Robert Jenrick over the details of the party's deportation policy.
Treasury spokesman Jenrick had said foreign nationals would not be removed just because they live in social housing, but also if they were not working or earning enough.
But Yusuf, the home affairs spokesman, said Jenrick's answer was "not Reform policy" and the party would look to remove foreign nationals living in social housing "at taxpayer expense" from the UK.
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