Afghan refugees settled in London told to uproot families and move 200 miles

Forty families brought to UK after fleeing Taliban given a week to move to West Yorkshire

Hundreds of Afghan refugees who settled in London after fleeing the Taliban 18 months ago have been told they have a week to uproot and move 200 miles away, the Guardian can reveal.

The Home Office has told 40 families with 150 children who have lived for more than a year in Kensington, west London, that they must leave the capital for another hotel in Wetherby, on the outskirts of Leeds.