5 d. ago Crowborough locals protest over plan to house 600 asylum seekers in abandoned army camp

Hundreds of Crowborough locals marched through the town on Sunday morning in protest at the Government's plan to house 600 asylum seekers in an abandoned military complex nearby

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6 d. ago Cries of 'Starmer out' as thousands protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in an army camp on the edge of their town

The march in Crowborough, East Sussex, this morning followed an angry public meeting where local politicians were shouted at and chased out of the community centre hall.

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6 d. ago UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’

Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assetsShabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago It's war! Hundreds take to the streets in protest over Starmer's plan to house 300 asylum seekers at Scottish barracks

Scots have sent a resounding message of defiance to Keir Starmer over his plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers at a historic military base.

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9 d. ago Fury as asylum seekers fleeing war zones housed near police firearms test site

The government plans to house asylum seekers at a military training camp in East Sussex - but campaigners fear its proximity to a police firearms test centre could be re-traumatising

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Cameron Barracks: Asylum seekers 'not mass murderers and rapists', Highlanders told

Highland Council has blasted the Home Office for its ‘secrecy’ over plans to house 300 male asylum seekers in Inverness.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Covid jabs trigger FEWER heart problems in children than the virus itself, experts find

Experts have long sounded the alarm over myocarditis, an extremely rare complication of the vaccine that causes inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis.

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3 w. ago Home Office minister defends plans to house asylum seekers on military bases

Asylum minister Alex Norris said the two sites in Inverness and East Sussex are an ‘important part’ of driving down hotel use.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Housing asylum seekers in army barracks may cost more than migrant hotels, admits defence minister

Men to be housed at Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex will be the first of up to 10,000 migrants who the Home Office want to place at military sites

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3 w. ago Glasgow operating at 400% above housing plan for asylum seekers

The figure was contained in evidence to a Westminster inquiry into asylum seeker accommodation.

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