22 h. ago Prince Philip's brave Highlanders to be evicted from barracks to make way for asylum seekers

War heroes are to be evicted from their ­historic base to make way for the UK Government 's controversial plans to house asylum seekers in MoD barracks.

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68 h. ago Council leader slams 'disrespectful' UK Government over Scots barracks plans for asylum seekers

Two barracks in Scotland and England will be used to accommodate around 900 asylum seekers as the UK Government ends the use of hotels for refugees.

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69 h. ago UK Government ‘disrespectful’ over Cameron Barracks plans, says council leader

The leader of Highland Council said there had been ‘no real engagement’ on plans to house 300 male asylum seekers at a barracks in Inverness.

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4 d. ago Unfair to say locals were not consulted on asylum barracks plan – Alexander

The Scottish Secretary hit back at claims the UK Government failed to engage with Inverness officials over proposals to house 300 migrants there.

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1 week ago John Swinney criticises 'poor approach' over Inverness asylum seeker barracks plan

The First Minister hit out at the Home Office’s handling of the announcement around Cameron Barracks

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1 week ago Scottish minister criticises ‘lack of engagement’ on asylum seeker barracks plan

Highland Council also expressed worries for ‘community cohesion’.

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1 week ago Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say

Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent grows.The Home Office has confirmed that two barracks: Cameron in Inverness and Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, will be used to house about 900 men temporarily. Officials are working to identify more sites. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Experts decry plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks as ‘fanciful’

Exclusive: Head of Refugee Council says Home Office’s scheme is too expensive and logistically too difficultUK politics live – latest updatesRefugee organisations have described plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military sites as fanciful and too expensive as local discontent grows.The Home Office has confirmed that two barracks: Cameron in Inverness and Crowborough training camp in East Sussex, will be used to house about 900 men temporarily. Officials are working to identify more sites. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hundreds of asylum seekers to be sent to barracks under plan to end hotel chaos

The Home Office is looking to send hundreds of asylum seekers to Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex while their claims are processed to get people out of hotels

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1 week ago Asylum seekers to be moved into barracks in plans to end hotel use

Two barracks are to be used to temporarily house around 900 men

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