Reform-led Lancashire county council to quit refugee resettlement schemes
Key takeaways
- The schemes are funded by central government, but the Reform councillors say they still affect ‘council resources’.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme, one of its cabinet members has said.
- Councillor Joshua Roberts announced plans for Lancashire to leave the scheme, which would make it the first local authority to do so.
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The schemes are funded by central government, but the Reform councillors say they still affect ‘council resources’. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian View image in fullscreen. The schemes are funded by central government, but the Reform councillors say they still affect ‘council resources’. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian Lancashire Reform-led Lancashire county council to quit refugee resettlement scheme Councillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme in run-up to May elections
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme, one of its cabinet members has said.
Councillor Joshua Roberts announced plans for Lancashire to leave the scheme, which would make it the first local authority to do so.