Asylum seekers in UK to be housed in barracks in bid to end hotel use

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2025-10-28
London (PA Media/dpa) - Hundreds of asylum seekers will be moved to military sites as the UK government aims to end the use of hotels to house migrants. The Home Office confirmed on Monday that two barracks in Scotland and southern England would be used to house around 900 men temporarily, with officials working to identify more sites in the coming weeks and months. The plans will see men housed at Cameron Barracks in Inverness and Crowborough Tr......
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