Powys Council Cabinet Welcomes Home Office Pilot on Housing Asylum Seekers

Powys council cabinet welcomes Home Office pilot on housing asylum seekers

A SENIOR councillor wasn’t allowed to speak against a proposal that Powys County Council take part in a UK Government pilot scheme to house asylum seekers.

Reform UK's Cllr Iain McIntosh unhappy that he is not allowed to speak out against pilot scheme that will see the council house asylum seekers in Powys

At a meeting of Powys County Council’s Liberal Democrat/Labour cabinet, on Tuesday, June 10, members received a report on whether or not the council should show interest in taking part in the Home Office Asylum Dispersal Pilot scheme.