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Local Tories issue legal threats over military base plans for asylum seekers

Tories issue legal threats over plans to house asylum seekers in military bases

Ministers have unveiled plans to house asylum seekers in disused military bases to accommodate their “essential living needs and nothing more” despite legal threats from local Conservatives. Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, also announced ...

29 Mar 2023 at 16:38

Sunak under fire from Tory MP over whether PM’s constituency will house migrants

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under fire from one of his own backbenchers over whether he will deliver on a proposal to use a military base in his constituency to house migrants. Conservative former minister Sir Edward Leigh has strongly ...

11 Sept 2023 at 17:08

Shapps urges US Congress to approve military aid for Ukraine

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has urged American politicians to support Ukraine “because it’s in the interests of the United States of America”. After visiting British and Ukrainian soldiers at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire on ...

29 Feb 2024 at 14:46

PM congratulates young Paras for serving the country at a ‘dangerous time’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told young paratroopers “you have stepped forward to serve your country at a dangerous time”, but added: “We’ll have your back throughout.” Mr Sunak inspected soldiers from Falklands Platoon, Parachute ...

03 May 2024 at 14:04

Queen to meet regiment for first time as Colonel-in-Chief

The Queen will meet a regiment for the first time since she was appointed its Colonel-in-Chief. Camilla became Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) last June. It was a role last held by the late Queen ...

22 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Queen says father would be ‘so pleased’ on visit to regiment as Colonel-in-Chief

The Queen has said her late father would be “so pleased” as she visited his regiment for the first time since becoming its Colonel-in-Chief. Camilla was said to have been “awestruck” to see a tunic belonging to her father, ...

22 Apr 2024 at 20:28

Two Catterick Garrison soldiers dead in separate incidents

Two soldiers from an Army garrison in North Yorkshire died over the weekend in separate incidents. North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the army base at Catterick Garrison at 5am on Saturday after receiving ...

07 Feb 2022 at 20:55

Soldier found hanged at barracks devastated by friend’s death, inquest told

A soldier who hanged himself at Catterick Garrison had been devastated by the death of a friend at the barracks six months before, an inquest was told. Nicki Hart, 33, who served with the 4th Battalion of the Royal ...

04 Nov 2024 at 14:01

Wife of soldier found hanged at barracks says death ‘could have been prevented’

The family of a soldier who hanged himself at an Army base said they believe his death “could have been prevented” as an inquest found there were missed opportunities to support him. Nicholas “Nicki” Hart, 33, who ...

15 Nov 2024 at 16:35

Man, 70, on mobility scooter dies after being hit by military truck

A 70-year-old man on a mobility scooter died after being hit by a military truck near a North Yorkshire Army base, police said. The crash happened near Colburn, Catterick Garrison, at around 12.50pm on Wednesday. ...

12 Jun 2025 at 16:30

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Scottish troops set for relocation with high-readiness posting in Cyprus

A Scottish Army battalion is gearing up to relocate to Cyprus for two years, where it will take on a new role as a high-readiness standby formation. The soldiers of 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland ...

28 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Army’s delay in finding soldier’s body in barracks ‘unforgivable’ – widow

The widow of a soldier who was found dead in his barracks three weeks after he was last seen said she believes he “took his own life while in crisis” and criticised the delay in finding him as “unforgivable”. ...

19 Jun 2025 at 15:51

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