7 h. ago First asylum seekers expected to arrive in East Sussex barracks in new year

Government has vowed to end use of asylum hotels and plans to send first men to Crowborough site within weeksThe Home Office plans to send the first group of asylum seekers to a military site in East Sussex in the new year, the Guardian understands.Discussions in Whitehall are under way to use Crowborough army training camp within weeks as part of efforts to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Dad smuggled into UK in lorry slams Government's asylum seeker plans and blasts Farage

Sabir Zazai OBE, has made a life for himself in Scotland after going through the asylum seeker system in 1999 - has begged for refugees to be treated with dignity in communities.

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5 d. ago Flats in Welsh resort town to be used to house asylum seekers

The local council has confirmed residential flats will be refurbished to house asylum seekers under a UK Government scheme

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1 week ago A Chinese whistleblower now living in the US is being hunted by Beijing with help from US tech

Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang fled to the U.S. seeking asylum, fearing persecution from the Chinese government

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer attacks 'toxic, divisive disgrace' Nigel Farage as PM blasts Reform's 'racist policies'

Nigel Farage has come under fire for his comments about bilingual school pupils in Glasgow.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage blasts BBC of hypocrisy for airing offensive sitcoms in the 1970s

The Reform leader was miffed after being asked about allegations he abused people at school. He accused the BBC of “double standards and hypocrisy

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2 w. ago Richard Tice blasted for 'shameful' response to Nigel Farage racism allegations

More than a dozen former classmates from Mr Farage's time at Dulwich College, in south London, alleged that Mr Farage made pro-Hitler comments and joked about gas chambers

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2 w. ago SNP Government urged to consider asylum hotel protest curbs by abortion buffer zone law MSP

EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Mackay was responsible for safe access zones for women outside clinics and said asylum seekers may need similar protections.

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3 w. ago John Swinney not 'fully candid' over Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plan

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander pointed the finger at the First Minister over the row.

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3 w. ago Swinney ‘not being fully candid’ about Cameron Barracks notification – Alexander

The Government has paused plans to house 300 asylum seekers at the site in Inverness.

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3 w. ago Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans ‘made up on back of envelope’ says Swinney

John Swinney has hit out at the the UK Government's plans to house asylum seekers at an army barracks in the Highlands.

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3 w. ago Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans ‘made up on back of an envelope’ – Swinney

Concerns had been raised about the impact on the community in Inverness.

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3 w. ago Mahmood announces ban on taxi use for asylum seeker medical trips

The Home Secretary said the Government is working with providers to introduce alternatives.

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3 w. ago Home Office 'should have the guts' to meet public over Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plan

Fergus Ewing said the UK government ‘has made this plan and should have the guts to put it to the people’

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage blasted over 'Russia problem' as minister launches blistering attack

Business Secretary Peter Kyle accused Nigel Farage of 'talking out of both sides of his mouth' as he claimed there is a pro-Russia 'culture' inside Reform UK

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4 w. ago STUC to host summit 'to reject disinformation' over Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plan

The STUC has invited the UK Home Office, Highland Council, the local MP and MSPs, NHS Highland and Police Scotland to a meeting in a bid to “counter the false narratives permeated by the far right.”

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4 w. ago Hundreds protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in army barracks near their homes

Furious residents have taken to the streets once again in a major backlash against government plans to move hundreds of lone male asylum seekers into an army training camp on the edge of Crowborough.

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