The government says it is working to close hotels used to house people waiting for their asylum claims to be processed, at a cost of millions of pounds.
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The government says it is working to close hotels used to house people waiting for their asylum claims to be processed, at a cost of millions of pounds.
The government’s solution is to house people in disused military bases, which the Home office says could accommodate nearly 4,000 asylum seekers.
Three sites are planned in Suffolk, North Yorkshire and Oxfordshire.
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The Home Office is seeking planning permission to use MOD Bicester in Oxfordshire, RAF Barnham in Suffolk and RAF Linton-on-Ouse…
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The climbdown is the latest development in The Labour Party's plan to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029
Government defends prospect of paying more for barracks than for hotel accommodation
The news comes ahead of fresh immigration reforms to be introduced to parliament next week
Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotels
