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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Dozens of refugees ‘left on the streets’ in Westminster for two nights

Suella Braverman has been asked to “urgently clarify” why a large group of asylum seekers were “left on the street” in Westminster for two nights.

In a letter to the Home Secretary, the leader of Westminster City Council expressed his “deep concern” that around 40 refugees were placed in the borough on Wednesday night “without appropriate accommodation or support available” and no prior communication with the local authority.

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