City Council overrulled by the High Court

Despite Brighton is a City of Sanctuary, during the pandemic the Council refused to give emergency accommodation to a refused asylum seeker with multiple health issues who found himself street homeless in spite of the government’s ‘Everyone In’ policy. That decision has been now overruled by the High Court initiating a potential chain reaction that might change for better the lives of thousands William Ranieri spoke with Mel Steel the Director of Voices in Exile, who challenged the City Council.