Council commits to taking ‘at least our fair share of refugees’ but Conservatives bow out of vote
Reading now: 617
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A commitment to welcoming and supporting refugees and asylum seekers to Bury has been supported by the council.
However, a motion put before councillors failed to get the backing of the opposition Conservative group, who although being fully supportive of accepting refugees to the borough from Afghanistan, objected to a clause in the motion seeking to put pressure on the government to increase the foreign aid budget.
A meeting of the full council heard a motion put forward by Liberal Democrat councillors. READ MORE: Man in hospital after being stabbed at Parklife festival It stated: “This council resolves to reaffirm our commitment that refugees are very
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
