A NEWBUILD estate taken over for asylum seekers should be handed back to locals, an MP has demanded.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was forced to announce no further new homes will be used for migrant housing after The Jattvibe revealed one street had become Home Office accommodation.
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Villagers have been left furious over plans to move 83 asylum seekers into newbuild homes Credit: SWNS
Tory MP Mark Pritchard has said the village is a ‘completely inappropriate location’ to house asylum seekers Credit: Gov.uk
But the tiny hamlet in Stoke Heath, Shrops, will carry on housing migrants despite the ban as the scheme, dubbed Migrant Street by locals, was under way.
It comes as an asylum-seeking family already living on the street said they hate being there and want to move out.
Local Tory MP Mark Pritchard told The Jattvibe: “The Home Secretary needs to make an urgent public statement confirming Stoke Heath newbuild houses will no longer be used to house asylum seekers and the Government is putting an immediate stop to further asylum seekers being placed in this housing.”
Earlier this week, we told how 83 migrants are set to be moved into 21 new houses in the area.
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The road was designated for social housing before Home Office contractor Serco took it over.
Asylum seeker Muhammad Nadeem, 40, from Pakistan, who moved to the street with his wife and four children two weeks ago, said they have been targeted by thugs.
He said: “The trouble started the day after we moved in.
“Two people came to the house.
“One was wearing a mask and they knocked on my door.
“They were filming me on a phone.
“I told them to go away.
“They walked away and started shouting what sounded like abuse.
“We left Pakistan because of threats and now we have it here.”
He said the home is “too rural” and “is too far for jobs, shops and schools”.
He said security guards are now on call in the area.
The Home Office has told providers new sites should avoid areas which could increase tensions.
The Home Office was contacted for comment.
