Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
She told the BBC the government's priority was to ensure asylum-seekers were looked after in a "secure" and "appropriate" place. That included disused Ministry of Defence properties because they had on-site facilities and were "more contained," she added.But campaigners in areas earmarked for asylum centres have said small communities with limited infrastructure would not be able to cope with large numbers of people. The proposal has prompted Piddington to hold a symbolic independence referendum, asking its 400 or so residents if they want to remain part of the UK.Nixon said: "We're still very frustrated.
- ▪She told the BBC the government's priority was to ensure asylum-seekers were looked after in a "secure" and "appropriate" place.
- ▪That included disused Ministry of Defence properties because they had on-site facilities and were "more contained," she added.But campaigners in areas earmarked for asylum centres have said small communities with limited infrastructure woul
- ▪The proposal has prompted Piddington to hold a symbolic independence referendum, asking its 400 or so residents if they want to remain part of the UK.Nixon said: "We're still very frustrated.
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Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sitesImage caption, A former military site near Piddington, Oxfordshire, which could become a centre for asylum-seekers ByKristiina CooperPolitical reporterPublished2 minutes agoHome Office minister Anna Turley has said the government is sticking with plans to accommodate asylum-seekers on former military bases despite protests from local residents. She told the BBC the government's priority was to ensure asylum-seekers were looked after in a "secure" and "appropriate" place.
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