Council Accused Of "Social Cleansing" After Moving Homeless Out Of The Area

A Thurrock councillor has accused the council of “social cleansing” after new figures revealed that a growing number of vulnerable families are being moved to neighbouring boroughs. The Thurrock Independent Party claims that more than 100 families could be permanently housed outside of the borough by the end of the year. The leader of the party, Luke Spillman, said the council is “active participants in social cleansing” and he estimates as many as 118 families could be permanently rehoused out of the borough by the end of the year. Last year there was just 15. Read more on the Echo website.

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