Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said 'nobody is sleeping rough, nobody will sleep rough' as we near the deadline for Afghan refugees brought to the UK as part of Operation Pitting to leave hotels.
Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer, arrives at 10 Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday April 18, 2023.A"very tiny number" of Afghan refugees are still without permanent homes two years after arriving in the UK, according to the government.
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer insisted"nobody is sleeping rough, nobody will sleep rough" when asked about the end of the hotel phase of the Afghan resettlement scheme this month. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the British military airlifted thousands of people to safety in the UK under"Operation Pitting" - the largest humanitarian aid operation in decades.
The majority of the 25,000 people who arrived worked for the British government and the armed forces in Afghanistan, and they initially lived in hotels.In May, the Home Office told those in hotels they must move out of this"bridging" accommodation by 31 August. The government has promised to find them"settled accommodation", but Mr Mercer admitted today this has not yet been the reality for all Afghans brought to the UK.
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