‘Asylum seekers to be moved into barracks’ under new home secretary
Labour to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels to barracks
- Shabana Mahmood, the newly appointed home secretary, is expected to announce plans to house asylum seekers in Ministry of Defence sites.
- The initiative aims to close dozens of asylum hotels, which have been the focus of multiple protests over the summer.
- The announcement comes after a major Labour reshuffle, with Ms Mahmood taking charge of borders and asylum policy.
- The scale of the challenge was highlighted by the arrival of approximately 1,000 people in the UK by small boats on Saturday.
- Ministers are also reportedly close to finalising an asylum seeker returns deal with Germany, following a similar agreement already secured with France.