Immigration minister says poorer areas have taken ‘fair share’ of asylum seekers – UK politics live
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Key context: <p>Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in future</p><p>Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. <strong>Sandra Laville</strong> has the story.</p><p>On his visit to Stevenage, <strong>Andy Burnham</strong> also said he would visit the town on Remembrance Day to mark its 80th birthday.</p><p>I’m going to come back to Stevenage on 11 November. We will pay our respects for Remembrance Day around that time, but I’ll be here because if I’m right, that will be 80 years to the day that the post-war Labour government created the first new town right here in Stevenage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/12/andy-burnham-early-prisoner-release-cobra-meeting-heatwave-climate-crisis-labour-conservatives-reform-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in futureJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. Sandra Laville has the story.On his visit to Stevenage, Andy Burnham also said he would visit the town on Remembrance Day to mark its 80th birthday.I’m going to come back to Stevenage on 11 November. We will pay our respects for Remembrance Day around that time, but I’ll be here because if I’m right, that will be 80 years to the day that the post-war Labour government created the first new town right here in Stevenage. Continue reading...
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