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Nigel Farage and Andy Burnham are locked in a fiery social media battle over migrant housing programs, with Farage accusing Burnham’s office of spending public money on illegal immigrants — citing a £700k “Safer Transitions” initiative — while Burnham and the GMCA defend it as vital preventative care for at-risk migrants, arguing it saves taxpayer money by stopping homelessness before it escalates. The GMCA clarifies this program is just one part of a £40 million annual homelessness strategy that also helps veterans, youth, and ex-prisoners — and notes migrants are often overrepresented in homelessness services due to systemic barriers. Farage frames it as a choice between migrants and British citizens, pushing his party’s vote, while Burnham calls his claims “desperate.” The feud exposes deeper tensions over immigration, resources, and who deserves support — and it’s far from over.

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