Southport MP Damien Moore has called on the council to 'publicly state as soon as possible that they are axing the Pontins asylum seekers plan'
There continues to be confusion over supposedly dropped plans to use Southport Pontins to house 3,000 asylum seekers.
However, immigration minister Robert Jenrick claimed a decision on whether to stop the use of Pontins as a site for asylum seekers rests with Sefton Council. In response, Southport MP Damien Moore called on the authority to "publicly state as soon as possible that they are axing the Pontins asylum seekers plan.
Sefton Council leader Ian Maher has since hit back at the MP in his latest statement, the ECHO reports. He said: "It is disappointing to see Southport’s Tory MP making misleading comments about this process, which is about finding shelter for people who have in many cases been forced to risk their lives fleeing conflict and persecution.
"We raised a number of issues with the Home Office which included expressing concerns about the additional pressure the site would place on our social services which, as a result of over a decade of Government underfunding and the effects of the COVID pandemic, are already under extreme pressure. We were informed some days ago by the Home Office that it had abandoned its plans for Southport Pontins. However, we are still awaiting confirmation in writing of this decision.
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