GB News viewers reacted with anger during a breaking news segment on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, when presenter Nana Akua interrupted regular programming to announce that 83 migrants are set to be placed in new build properties worth £250,000 in Shropshire. Residents in Stoke Heath expressed shock at the plans for 21 new build homes, which have already been locally dubbed "Migrant Street."
Viewer backlash intensifies
The announcement sparked immediate backlash on social media. One viewer wrote on X: "Sorry but if there's not enough homes for families or the veterans that fought for this and sleeping rough then how is this right? So much for their human rights as usual!!" Another furious viewer commented: "They'll send photos back home showing off their free house, and of course it will encourage more to come to grab their free new home," followed by an angry face emoji.
A third viewer raged: "Illegals should be living in squalor, it's absolutely f***ing disgusting that they will be given those homes which will be fully loaded ... it's outrageous and no doubt it will be a s**t hole within a month."
On-air debate over housing value
Benjamin Butterworth sparked additional controversy during the segment when he responded to the news, telling the presenter: "250k is a very typical price for a house in this country, so it's hardly luxury." Nana Akua countered by arguing that £250,000 would secure a "pretty good house" in the north east of England.
The exchange further inflamed viewers, who questioned the allocation of taxpayer-funded housing amid a national shortage. The story remains developing, with GB News promising further updates as information becomes available.
