Council house rule change proposed for 230,000 households

NewsMidlands NewsBirmingham City Council230,000 at risk08:48, 07 Aug 2026A council house rule change is on the table for hundreds of thousands - under proposals from the Conservative Party. If the Tories win the next general election, Kemi Badenoch has vowed to make major changes.‌Ms Badenoch has pledged to evict foreign nationals from council housing. The Conservatives would eject almost 230,000 non-EU foreign national households.‌Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said: “Making Britain your home should be earned by working, paying tax and integrating. It should not come with a free ride on the benefits system. Britain cannot be a cash machine for the world.”‌READ MORE Sick pay and parental leave proposed for self-employed under Andy BurnhamMs Whately added: “Labour ha