Joe Lepper 10 September 2025

Councils prepare for battle over asylum accommodation at military sites

Councils prepare for battle over asylum accommodation at military sites image
Former RAF Scampton © Baxter Media/Shutterstock.

Councils at the centre of Government plans to increase the use of former military barracks to house asylum seekers have raised concerns over the strategy.

Defence secretary John Healey has confirmed the Government is looking at expanding the use of RAF and other military sites as it looks to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers.

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