A SCOTTISH Conservative-led council is to issue a plea for 'compensation' directly to Home Secretary Suella Braverman ...
-led council is to issue a plea directly to Home Secretary Suella Braverman after receiving no extra funding despite being asked to house hundreds of asylum seekers.
There are now more than 500 asylum seekers – Syrian, Afghan, and Ukrainian – spread across the region. The administration and support provided by Dumfries and Galloway Council has placed strain on its already-stretched social work department. Speaking at last week’s meeting, she spoke about already-overstretched local services being put under “immeasurable strain”, with staff having to be taken from vital front-line duties to deal with a variety of scenarios.
He suggested that the motion be more “precise” and that the council should lobby the UK Home Secretary and MP Alister Jack, rather than simply send a letter to Westminster. This was unanimously agreed.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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