US EditionCameron Barracks: Hundreds of asylum seekers to be housed at Inverness military base
- The Home Office confirmed on Monday that Crowborough Training Camp, East Sussex, and Cameron Barracks, Inverness, will house about 900 men temporarily by month's end.
- Rising accommodation costs have pressured ministers as Home Office accommodation contracts for 2019-2029 surged from £4.5 billion to £15.3 billion following parliamentary committee criticism.
- Cameron Barracks will house around 300 people, but Angus MacDonald, Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, warned it is near housing and town amenities, raising security concerns.
- On October 27, senior Highland councillors said they only received written confirmation and Mr Pollard confirmed barrack sites will be handed over entirely to the Home Office, with no migrants housed alongside serving military personnel.
- Officials say the move will speed hotel closures as the MoD works with the Home Office to stand up bases and house small boat migrants by the end of next month.
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Highland Council raises ‘community cohesion’ concerns over asylum plans
The proposals were announced on Monday. Highland Council has raised concerns over “community cohesion” after it was announced around 300 male asylum seekers will be sent to a military barracks in Inverness. Cameron Barracks was announced as one of two sites to be repurposed to temporarily house asylum seekers while their applications are processed on Tuesday. But the local authority has taken issue with the plans after a series of protests outsi…
ITV GMB outrage over 'deluded' guest's barracks remarks as heated migrant hotel row erupts: 'Talks utter RUBBISH!'
A swarm of ITV viewers have been left unimpressed with Good Morning Britain guest Nels Abbey following his comments on the news that asylum seekers may soon be moved and housed in barracks.The political commentator joined hosts Charlotte Hawkins and Ed Balls on Tuesday's show to discuss the latest developments after the government earmarked two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as an alternative to hotels. The decision comes after the …
UK Looks to House Asylum Seekers in Industrial, Military Sites
The UK is looking to house asylum seekers in industrial sites as well as military barracks and other forms of disused accommodation, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman said, as the government seeks to end the expensive and unpopular use of hotels as accommodation for migrants.
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