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Lewisham has become the first council in the UK to be formally recognised as a ‘sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers. The borough has been awarded the title by national charity City of Sanctuary after challenging the Government on the hostile environment approach and abandonment of the country’s refugee resettlement scheme. The council’s participation in the UK’s Refugee Resettlement Programme has already helped over 30 refugee families, making Lewisham London’s leading borough for resettlement, and in the last two years has also welcomed 90 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. A recent mural painted on Lewisham Shopping Centre Lewisham aims to resettle 100 families in total though this work has been disrupted by COVID-19 related travel restrictions. ....