Pledge ahead of local elections dismissed as ‘not a serious policy’ and ‘profoundly un-British’ Pledge ahead of local elections dismissed as ‘not a serious policy’ and ‘profoundly un-British’ C oming just days before millions go to the polls, Zia Yusuf’s announcement that a Reform government would ‘prioritise’ the citing of migrant detention centres in areas with Green MPs or councils was certainly eye-catching. “That means areas like right here in Brighton ,” Reform’s shadow home secretary