A PLAN to support asylum seekers and refugees backed by a Gwent council two years ago won’t increase their numbers, a top councillor has said.

Councillors across the political divide backed the plan to become a “welcoming” place for asylum seekers and refugees with the aim of being recognised as part of the City of Sanctuary network in September 2023.

Monmouthshire County Council’s Labour/Green cabinet has now approved a ‘County of Sanctuary’ strategy which is one of the steps it needs to take towards accreditation.

Councillor Angela Sandles, the cabinet member for equalities, said a decision by the UK Government, in 2022, has already made it a requirement for all local authorities to become........

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