Lincoln MP candidate Hamish4Lincs says the plans are 'unworkable and inhumane'
Since I wrote my column last weekend about Conservative plans to scrap an investment deal to regenerate RAF Scampton, the situation has got worse. At a community meeting on Monday we were told that the Conservatives intend to put 1,500 single men, largely from Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran into shipping container accommodation mostly by the Scampton runway.I was proud to have helped Afghans escape the Taliban takeover of their country and make it to safety here in the UK.
Residents and councils in Scampton and Lincoln have plenty of other concerns: the lack of transport to Lincoln, the dangerous walk via the A15 which already suffers with accidents, and Lincoln City Council have already warned that they could not accommodate extra pressure on local services without more funding..
I’ve submitted freedom of information requests asking what, if any, assessment they have made of the suitability and costs, including of lost investment of doing this to RAF Scampton,
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