Foreigners will be banned from entering Britain unless they have health insurance, under Ukip plans  announced today. Ukip leader Nigel Farage set out a raft of new policies on improving the nation's health, including more dementia funding, scrapping hospital parking charges and hiring more nurses, midwives and GPs. But the party's health spokesman has faced questions about whether Mr Farage's reputation for smoking and posing drinking beer in pubs is the best advertisement for a healthy lifestyle. Scroll down for video Nigel Farage used a speech today in Rochester to hit back at claims Ukip wanted to privatise the NHS
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Ukip to set out health policies in first major pre-election announcement
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Foreigners would need health insurance before being allowed into UK
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Party promises dementia funding and to scrap hospital parking charges
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Claims leaving the EU would pay for more nurses, midwives and GPs
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But party health spokesman is challenged over leader's unhealthy habits
Today's policy launch move is part of a strategy by Ukip - which is largely associated with campaigning to leave the @placeholder and control immigration - to show that it has a fully worked-out programme for government.