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Farage's Asylum Ban Proposal Sparks Controversy Amid HIV Stigma

4/15/2026

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, reaffirmed the 2015 pledge to ban asylum seekers with HIV from NHS treatment, claiming taxpayers spend £25,000 per migrant.
Ed Miliband (Labour) and Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) criticized him for scaremongering and stigma.
Public Health England data show 62% of new HIV diagnoses in 2019 were migrants.
With a SNP majority in upcoming elections, Reform UK polls at 19% and Labour at 18%.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, reaffirmed the 2015 pledge to ban asylum seekers with HIV from NHS treatment, claiming taxpayers spend £25,000 per migrant.
Ed Miliband (Labour) and Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) criticized him for scaremongering and stigma.
Public Health England data show 62% of new HIV diagnoses in 2019 were migrants.
With a SNP majority in upcoming elections, Reform UK polls at 19% and Labour at 18%.