Immigration Minister responds to rumours asylum seekers are moving to Weeton Barracks

Labour admits tiny fraction of illegal migrants can be kept in barracks amid fury over 'vindictive' HMO plans

Only a tiny fraction of illegal migrants can be kept in barracks despite Labour's push to use the sites to house asylum seekers, a minister has admitted to GB News.The scheme aims to phase out the reliance on the costly taxpayer-funded hotels by 2029.Anna Turley, the Home Office minister, told the People's Channel new sites will provide an additional 1,500 places for asylum seekers.However, the figure only amounts to around two per cent of the a…

Immigration Minister responds to rumours asylum seekers are moving to Weeton Barracks

“We are looking at other sites across the country but that (Weeton) has not crossed my desk.”

Ex-military bases more manageable than hotels for asylum seekers – minister

Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff Home Office minister Anna Turley has defended the Government’s proposals to house asylum seekers in former military bases in the British countryside. Ms Turley said the sites would be “self-contained” and were more manageable and affordable than housing those who have arrived in the UK illegally in hotels. It […]