LEFTIE councils run by the Lib Dems and the Greens house the fewest asylum seekers - despite backing softer borders, new stats reveal.

Reform UK politician Lee Anderson accused the “bleeding heart” politicians of blatant hypocrisy and said they should be forced to take more migrants in.

Mr Anderson, MP for Ashfield, trawled through Home Office data from June 2025 which showed how many asylum seekers every council in England is housing.

His research showed that Lib Dem-run councils housed 122 refugees on average, while Green Party authorities housed 171 on average.

In stark contrast, Labour councils take 511 refugees and Tory-run authorities take 216.

The tough-talking former coal miner fumed: “The data is conclusive. Liberal Democrat and Green areas accommodate fewer asylum seeker

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