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Hundreds protest against Labour plans to house migrants in barracks
Organizers said about 2,000 people marched peacefully against housing 600 single male asylum seekers at Crowborough Training Camp with no arrests, amid local safety and service concerns.
- Hundreds of Crowborough residents protested against Labour plans to house 600 asylum seekers at the town's training camp.
- Green Party deputy leader Rachael Millward was shouted down and called to resign when she voiced concerns for the care and rights of asylum seekers.
- A councillor asked the Home Office director for assurance they would take responsibility for any issues caused by housing asylum seekers in the town.
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Two Thousand Locals March Against Sussex Asylum Seeker Camp
A Labour government plan to house 600 young men at an army training camp near an East Sussex town brought 2000 residents onto the streets in protest on Sunday, November 16th. Crowborough (pop. 21,688) is scheduled to see asylum seekers housed in a currently disused army training camp on its outskirts. The move has been condemned by the local authority, Wealden District Council. Sussex Police noted a planned peaceful protest on its patch Sunday m…
Crowborough locals protest over plan to house 600 asylum seekers in abandoned army camp - The Mirror
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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