The issue here is that there is a global developed world housing crisis. There was a global inflation crisis. There's no quick fixes for these problems.

> There's no quick fixes

Sure is. Change zoning rules to allow building a lot more. Let people and corporations build using their own money. No need for government to use any money, just change the rules. Collect property taxes from the new buildings.

Global housing shortage.

Build more houses?

No! Can’t do that, we need the money for forever wars everywhere! But the Raytheon shareholders can use the profits to add solar panels, so it’s all good.

Lloyd Austin - Biden & Harris's Secretary of Defense - serves on the board of Raytheon. So wars are natural.

I don't know about London but imho people would not equate the housing crisis with illegal immigration since those people can only live together in decrepit apartments when not in the streets. It takes a billionaire funded media ecosystem (as I have in my country) to consistently hammer in the fact that those are linked in people's head.