During a council debate on asylum housing in Swindon, Conservative councillors were met with heckling while proposing a motion to prevent council housing from being allocated for asylum seekers. The motion failed to pass, supported only by Conservatives despite strong opposition. Council Leader Jim Robbins asserted that there are no asylum seekers in council properties and criticized the proposal as poorly thought out. Labour Councillor Repi Begum condemned the arguments against asylum seekers as racist tropes. The defeated motion highlighted local issues regarding housing availability for families in Swindon.
Labour Councillor Repi Begum described opposition arguments as 'racist tropes', emphasizing that claims about housing scarcity for local youth are age-old narratives used to incite fear and prejudice.
The council leader, Jim Robbins, opposed the motion, explaining that no asylum seekers are housed in council properties and defending the funding for emergency accommodation for families.
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