Claims from a local Reform leader that a family have been evicted from their home to house migrants have been denied.
Fenland District Council slammed a video posted on Facebook by Ryan Coogan, the leader of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough branch of Reform.
In the video, which has been shared more than 1,600 times, Mr Coogan said he received a "verified report" that a "young family" was "forced from their home" to house migrants.
He added that a mother and daughter have been told they will "get relief accommodation" but that the father will have to "sleep in his car."
A spokesperson for Fenland District Council said it was "aware of a video circulating on social media making false claims relating to actions by the council."
They added: "Fenland District Council can absolutely confirm that this is false, nobody has been evicted by Fenland District Council to provide accommodation for migrants.
"The statement, if it is meant to refer to Fenland District Council, is completely false. There is no asylum seekers housed in Fenland."
Mr Coogan has since clarified his comments and confirmed the video related to "private accommodation" in the "Fenland area" and not a property owned by the district council.
He said he was in "direct contact" with the family who claimed they were evicted by the landlord of the property to "house migrants".
Asked if he stood by his remarks, he said: "My sources are the family who came forward and made me aware of their situation".
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