Labour to shell out £150m on housing migrants in former military bases
Labour is planning to splurge £150million next year on dumping illegal migrants in former military bases, Treasury documents reveal. The Home Office has sparked fury by planning to move MoD Bicester, RAF Barnham and RAF Linton-on-Ouse, with communities vowing to fight the plans every step of the way.
TL;DR
- Labour plans to spend £150 million next year on housing illegal migrants in former military bases.
- Locations identified include MoD Bicester, RAF Barnham, and RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
- The initiative is intended to facilitate the end of using asylum hotels.
- Communities near the proposed sites are expressing fury and vowing to fight the plans.
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp criticized the plan, stating it indicates no intention to stop or deport illegal immigrants.