'Call out the lies': UK charities hit back over bids to blame refugees for housing crisis

Far-right harassment of asylum seekers and refugees in emergency accommodation comes as Home Office gears up for mass evictions

Thousands of asylum seekers and refugees temporarily housed in emergency accommodation across the UK are being unfairly and inaccurately" blamed for the national housing crisis, according to a coalition of more than 100 housing organisations.

Charities including Shelter, Homeless Link and the Big Issue say the housing emergency is the fault of the government, not those who have fled trafficking, violence and conflict.