A council has launched legal action against the Home Office over plans to house migrants at a former RAF base 🔴 The council fears holding up to 2,000 asylum seekers at RAF Scampton would cause “irretrievable damage” to a £300m regeneration programme
RAF Scampton: Council brings legal action against Home Office over plan to house migrants at ex-military base
The Home Office decision has sparked a backlash from cross-party local politicians, after the Government confirmed on Wednesday it planned to use Scampton, the Red Arrows’ former base as it seeks to slash its £6m daily migrant hotel bill amid record numbers crossing the Channel on small boats and an all-time high backlog of asylum claims.
The Council’s director of planning, regeneration and communities, Sally Grindrod-Smith, said: “Despite ongoing attempts by the Council to set out to the Home Office the irretrievable damage that would be caused to the once-in-a-generation investment opportunity that is on the table, the Home Secretary has taken the decision to utilise RAF Scampton as a site for asylum accommodation.
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