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HOUSING

Reform councils attack Home Office over asylum housing

Reform UK council leaders have written to home secretary Yvette Cooper attacking the Government’s asylum seeker housing policy.

By Paul Marinko | 19 August 2025

Social housing (c) Nigel J. Harris/Shutterstock

Reform UK council leaders have written to home secretary Yvette Cooper attacking the Government's asylum seeker housing policy.

The letter written by Kent CC leader Linden Kemkaran and signed by all the party's other 11 council leaders demands ‘genuine consultation' on any future plans to house asylum seekers in their areas.

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