Two military sites earmarked as asylum seeker accommodation

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Hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as the government seeks to end the use of hotels. Discussions are under way over the use of the sites to accommodate 900 men, as first reported in the Times. There are around 32,000 asylum seekers currently being housed in hotels. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has instructed Home Office and Ministry of Defence officials to accelerate wor

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