Officials expect hundreds to move here under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, which will begin in April. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “Nobody’s life should be put at risk because they supported the UK Government to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. “As the situation in the region evolves, it is only right we do more to protect local citizens who stood shoulder to shoulder with our Armed Forces. “These Afghans stood by us and risked their lives to make a better country. Home Secretary Priti Patel (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire) “We owe them a debt and I am proud that the Home Secretary and I can finally close this chapter and thank them for their service.”