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'Wrong proposal in wrong location': council demands rethink over Linton asylum bid

The council says the plan would put 1,250 asylum seekers at the site and strain roads, utilities and safeguarding arrangements.

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North Yorkshire Council has formally urged ministers to drop plans to house 1,250 single adult male asylum seekers at ex-RAF Linton-on -Ouse base.

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Linton-on-Ouse: Rishi Sunak urges Government to axe plans for migrant camp at ex-RAF base

The Government failed with a similar asylum camp plan at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in 2022, after the site failed to meet the technical specification required.

·Leeds, United Kingdom
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Outrage at plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers in village of 600 people

North Yorkshire Council has urged the government to reconsider plans to house asylum seekers on the former RAF base.

·London, United Kingdom
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'Wrong proposal in wrong location': council demands rethink over Linton asylum bid

North Yorkshire Council has formally urged ministers to drop plans to house 1,250 single adult male asylum seekers at ex-RAF Linton-on -Ouse base.

·York, United Kingdom
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The Press broke the news in York, United Kingdom on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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