Uttlesford District Council's Conservatives have confirmed the authority will hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss its response to the Syrian crisis and the Prime Minister's statement in the House of Commons on Monday, outlining how up to 20,000 refugees from the war zone will be accepted by the UK. Cllr Howard Rolfe,Tory leader of the council, said: "We have all been shocked by the scale of the crisis and the plight of those fleeing war and persecution."Uttlesford has a long and...
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