Poorest areas should not house all asylum seekers, says Andy Burnham
- 3 hours agoJames Gregory and Richard WheelerPolitical reportersAlishia Abodunde/Getty ImagesPrime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested that wealthier areas of the UK should house more asylum seekers.
- "We cannot have a situation where it's only the poorest communities in the country that receive all of the dispersal of refugees and asylum seekers," he told GB News on Tuesday.
- His comments came in response to a question about protests which have taken place in the village of Piddington, Oxfordshire over plans to provide accommodation for asylum seekers on a nearby former military base.
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- 3 hours agoJames Gregory and Richard WheelerPolitical reportersAlishia Abodunde/Getty ImagesPrime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested that wealthier areas of the UK should house more asylum seekers.
- "We cannot have a situation where it's only the poorest communities in the country that receive all of the dispersal of refugees and asylum seekers," he told GB News on Tuesday.
- His comments came in response to a question about protests which have taken place in the village of Piddington, Oxfordshire over plans to provide accommodation for asylum seekers on a nearby former military base.
Sources: BBC News