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Bibby Stockholm barge faces fire safety concerns – reports

Plans to house thousands of migrants in new and cheaper accommodation could face fresh setbacks, after reports that the Bibby Stockholm barge has not received approval from local fire services. The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial ...

31 Jul 2023 at 13:22

‘Final preparations’ taking place to house asylum seekers on barge

Final preparations are taking place this week to house migrants on a barge, Downing Street has said, amid reports the vessel has not received approval from local fire services. The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial group of people ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:37

Boredom could lead to violence at asylum centre, inspector warns

An inspector has expressed concerns that boredom may impact the mental health of asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield and could lead to “violence”. David Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said a “lack of purposeful ...

17 Feb 2024 at 08:01

Asylum seekers to be moved to military bases and barges under Government plans

Asylum seekers will be housed in disused military bases, ferries and barges under Government plans to reduce the spending on hotels. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of two RAF sites on Wednesday as he tries to reduce ...

29 Mar 2023 at 12:26

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 ...

29 Mar 2023 at 16:38

Hundreds of legal threats over ex-RAF base asylum accommodation, High Court told

More than 200 threats of legal action have been made against the government over accommodating asylum seekers at a former RAF base, the High Court has been told. The government announced last year that it would use RAF Wethersfield in ...

27 Feb 2024 at 16:23

Council awaits ruling on migrant plan for disused Dambuster base

A council is waiting for a High Court judge’s ruling after arguing that Government plans to use land which once formed part of one of England’s most famous RAF bases to house asylum seekers should be quashed. West Lindsey District ...

06 Dec 2023 at 02:45

Council loses High Court fight over migrant plan for disused Dambuster airfield

Council bosses who argued that Government plans to use land which once formed part of a famous RAF base to house asylum seekers should be quashed have lost a High Court fight. West Lindsey District Council, in Gainsborough, ...

06 Dec 2023 at 17:49

Council waits for ruling on complaint about migrant plans for Dambuster airfield

Council bosses are waiting for a ruling after telling a High Court judge that Government plans to use land that once formed part of one of England’s most famous RAF bases to house asylum seekers should be quashed. West ...

01 Nov 2023 at 17:47

Council fights plans to house migrants at former Dambusters airbase

Council bosses have told a High Court judge that Government plans to use land which once formed part of one of England’s most famous RAF bases to house asylum seekers should be quashed. Lawyers representing West ...

31 Oct 2023 at 12:27

Councils drop proposed legal action over asylum seeker plans for RAF bases

Two councils have withdrawn separate proposed legal challenges over Home Office plans to house asylum seekers at former RAF bases. West Lindsey District Council (WLDC) and Braintree District Council (BDC) were ...

30 May 2024 at 18:36

Government ‘unlawfully’ housed asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield – High Court

The Government acted “unlawfully” by accommodating four vulnerable asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Mould found that the Home Secretary had made “a most serious and ...

14 Mar 2025 at 18:29

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