An Afghan evacuee who lived in a hotel near Leeds for almost a year has described feeling like her family’s “lives are paused” as they await news of permanent accommodation from the Home Office.
In a letter dated June 27, refugees minister Lord Harrington appealed to councils to help house the 10,500 Afghans currently staying at hotels across the UK, writing: “I am determined to move both existing and new arrivals out of bridging accommodation as quickly as possible to help people integrate most successfully into their new lives in the UK.”
