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Firefighters called to incident in disused building at asylum seeker site

Firefighters attended a former air base which is being used to house asylum seekers following a reported incident in a disused building. Essex Fire and Rescue Service, which were called to the site in Wethersfield at 1.18pm on Thursday, said a ...

31 Aug 2023 at 15:57

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 ...

31 Jul 2023 at 13:22

‘Chilling effect’ if Jenrick statement used in airfield asylum case, court told

The Commons Speaker’s lawyers have warned about a potential “chilling effect” if a council seeking a legal challenge against the Home Office’s plans to house asylum seekers on airfields can use a Government minister’s parliamentary ...

13 Jul 2023 at 14:04

First asylum seekers arrive at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex

First 50 asylum seekers arrive at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex

The first 46 asylum seekers have arrived at a former RAF airbase in Essex as it is brought into use. The arrivals on Wednesday to Wethersfield Airfield, around eight miles from Braintree, are people who were brought to a ...

12 Jul 2023 at 18:05

Councils win bid to bring legal challenge over airfields plan for asylum seekers

Two councils opposing plans to house asylum seekers on disused airfields have been given the green light to bring a High Court challenge against the Home Office. Braintree District Council and a nearby resident are ...

14 Jul 2023 at 13:00

3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

Government aims to house 3,000 migrants in non-hotel sites by autumn

Around 3,000 asylum seekers could be living on a barge and in former military sites by the autumn in a Government bid to cut back on using hotels. Around 500 migrants will be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge – ...

21 Jul 2023 at 16:26

Council loses appeal over plans to use RAF site to house asylum seekers

Braintree District Council has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over Government plans to house asylum seekers at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex. The council brought legal action against the Home Office over the ...

23 Jun 2023 at 17:49

Government facing legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers at airfields

Suella Braverman’s immigration plans are facing another legal battle after councils and campaigners were given the green light to bring a High Court challenge against housing migrants on disused airfields. The ...

14 Jul 2023 at 16:48

Priti Patel condemns plans for asylum seeker accommodation at former air base

Ex-home secretary Dame Priti Patel has accused her old department of being “evasive” over how long it intends to use a former air base to house asylum seekers. In a letter to her successor Suella Braverman, ...

14 Aug 2023 at 18:43

‘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 ...

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 ...

17 Feb 2024 at 08:01

Council loses High Court bid to block plans to house asylum seekers at airfield

A council has lost its bid to secure a High Court injunction blocking the Government’s plans to use a redundant RAF airfield in Essex to house asylum seekers. Braintree District Council brought legal ...

21 Apr 2023 at 18:07

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