Manchester and Liverpool will welcome Afghan refugees, say mayors
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from on (#5NFD6)
But Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram call for more support from Home Office
The mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city region have said they will welcome Afghan refugees but that those fleeing persecution must be fairly distributed around the country.
In an interview with Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday, Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said: We of course - as always - stand ready to help and to welcome people here who need our help, but it does need to be fair to places like Greater Manchester. The truth of the matter is there is a fractured relationship between places like Greater Manchester and the Home Office."
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