Reform vows to end ‘divisive identity politics’ with new housing policy based entirely on your identity

Reform UK has reaffirmed its commitment to ending the scourge of divisive identity politics by unveiling a new social housing policy under which your identity will determine whether you get a house.

The party, which has repeatedly railed against DEI, quotas and preferential treatment for particular groups, has announced plans to prioritise British-born workers under 35, married couples with children and veterans when allocating social housing.

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice explained, “For too long Britain has been obsessed with people’s identity, putting them into little boxes according to arbitrary characteristics and then treating them differently as a result.

“So we’re putting an end to all that by carefully establishing which little box you’re in and treating you differently as a result.

“It’s completely different.”

Earlier this year Reform’s Suella Braverman promised to repeal the Equality Act, arguing Britain should favour meritocracy over tokenism and insisting people should succeed through personal responsibility rather than preferential treatment.

Tice continued, “Absolutely. And that’s why social housing should be awarded on merit.

“For example, were you born in Britain? That’s an achievement entirely attributable to your own hard work and definitely not an accident of birth.

“Did you have the foresight to be under 35? Excellent. Are you married with children? Congratulations, you’ve demonstrated considerably more merit than some unmarried 46-year-old fleeing domestic violence.

“That’s meritocracy in action.”

Reform insisted the proposals should not be confused with the positive discrimination and identity politics it vehemently opposes.

“Positive discrimination is when you give someone preferential treatment because of their identity, and we don’t like the person benefiting from it,” explained Tice.

“This is completely different because we do like the person benefiting from it.

“Hopefully that clears things up.”

He added, “Under DEI, someone’s opportunities can be affected by characteristics such as who they are and where they come from, which is divisive woke nonsense.

“Under our housing policy, someone’s opportunities will now be affected by who they are and where they come from.

“Which is obviously common sense.”