Government has ‘lost its grip’ on dealing with Afghan refugees - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Since the Taliban took hold of Afghanistan, the UK promised to help re-home Afghans who had worked with British forces. Out of the 15,000 who came to the UK, 12,000 people are still waiting to be given a permanent home. The BBC’s Special Correspondent Lucy Manning met one Afghan interpreter who has started to build his permanent life in the UK, after he was offered a home in Aberdeen.

Labour Cllr Nick Forbes, who is chair of the Asylum, Migration and Refugee Task Group at the Local Government Association and is also the Leader of Newcastle City Council spoke to Today’s Nick Robinson about the difficulties facing the resettlement programme.

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