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Afghan refugee Amir Hussain Ibrahimi, 24, who is struggling to find a place to live after being kicked out of his hotel accommodation, pictured in east London, July 19, 2023
AN AFGHAN refugee said today he is “just living by hope” that he won’t become homeless after being told to leave his temporary accommodation within the next three weeks.
Amir Hussain Ibrahimi said he has spoken to around 10 landlords in London and on the outskirts of the city in an effort to find a place to rent, but none have accepted him as a tenant.
The 24-year-old has been living in a hotel in Southend-on-Sea for almost two years, having come to Britain on a military evacuation flight in August 2021 as the Taliban swept back into power.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
A recent Immigration Summit heard from Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis to Britain as a child. JAYDEE SEAFORTH reports on his message that we need to increase public empathy with desperate people seeking asylum
