I’ll have failed if Afghans sleep rough, says minister

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I’ll have failed if Afghans sleep rough, says minister

Cabinet Office Minister Jonny Mercer says he will have failed if any Afghan refugees in the UK are forced to sleep on the streets after leaving hotels

Cabinet Office Minister Jonny Mercer says he will have failed if any Afghan refugees in the UK are forced to sleep on the streets after leaving hotels.

“That has not happened. And that is not going to happen,” he told the BBC.

Thousands are still living in temporary government-funded hotel accommodation – but are now beginning to be moved out over the summer.Afghan refugees moved out of hotels facing homelessness

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