‘It’s Just Not Fair’: Reform Pulls County Council Out of Refugee Role Amid ‘Xenophobia’ Row

Reform to pull LCC out of 'unfair' refugee scheme - slammed as 'morally bankrupt'

Lancashire County Council is to tell the government it is no longer willing to co-ordinate the delivery of support for more than 700 refugees in the…

‘Unfair system’: Lancashire's Reform county council quits refugee role amid ‘xenophobia’ row

It’s a decision that has divided opinion amongst county councillors.

‘The system's unfair’: Reform county council quits refugee role amid ‘xenophobia’ row

The plans sparked a sometimes heated debate.

‘It’s just not fair’: Reform pulls county council out of refugee role amid ‘xenophobia’ row

The decision has divided opinion amongst the county’s politicians.

‘It’s about fairness’: Lancashire's Reform county council quits refugee role amid ‘xenophobia’ row

The move has polarised opinion amongst the county’s politicians.

Lancashire County council to step back from refugee role

The county council says the decision relates to administration rather than the support available to refugees.