'˜Country has a lot to learn from Peterborough'
Monday’s visit was due to Peterborough becoming one of five pilot areas for the Government’s new £50 million Integrated Communities Strategy to encourage social integration.
Lord Bourne (pictured front, with the blue shirt) said: “Peterborough is a well integrated city. The rest of the country has a lot to learn from what’s happening in Peterborough, but clearly there are things still left to do.
“I was hearing a considerable amount of Eastern Europeans arrived in Peterborough and a lot of them need help with language and are feeling isolated.”
A consultation on the strategy closes on June 5.