Labour's plans to house asylum seekers at military barracks might cost more than hotels, according to officials.
Sir Keir Starmer made another dramatic U-turn this week as his government pivoted towards using these facilities in a bid to close down controversial asylum seeker hotels.
The party had previously criticised the Conservatives' use of military bases but failed to fulfill its promise of closing RAF Wethersfield in Essex and Napier Barracks in Kent, the final two sites housing migrants.
New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, at the end of her first full week in the role, is expected to announce plans to convert military sites in the coming days.
According to The Times, sources close to her say she doesn't see this as a question of money' but 'a question of public confidence' and that she would be 'more than happy to fight it out in the courts if she has to'.
