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- HIGH COURT LEGAL CHALLENGE LAUNCHED
We’ve launched a High Court legal challenge against the Government’s decision not to require a full Environmental Impact Assessment for MOD Bicester Site A. We need your support to help fund this important legal action.
Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves in a year
New figures show a substantial fall in the number of asylum seekers being accommodated in hotels, as the Government continues its move towards alternative accommodation.
Arrest after stabbing at a hotel used to house asylum seekers
Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing at a Surrey hotel being used to accommodate asylum seekers.
Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK
Ministers are considering changes to how asylum accommodation is distributed as the Government seeks alternatives to hotels and looks to spread accommodation more widely across the country.
Minister defends plan to house up to 1,250 asylum seekers on ex-military base near Piddington
Immigration Minister Anna Turley has defended the Government’s proposed use of MOD Bicester Site A, saying former military sites can reduce the impact of asylum accommodation on local communities.
Minister defends plan to house up to 1,250 asylum seekers on ex-military base near Piddington
The Guardian reports on Immigration Minister Anna Turley’s defence of Government proposals to accommodate up to 1,250 asylum seekers at MOD Bicester Site A.
Picnics and dog shows: how one village is opposing asylum centre plan
The Times reports on Piddington’s peaceful community campaign against proposals to accommodate up to 1,250 single adult male asylum seekers at MOD Bicester Site A.
Small boat carrying record number of migrants for single vessel arrives in UK
A single small boat carrying 230 people crossed the Channel to the UK, the largest number recorded aboard one vessel.
‘We want our own independence referendum’: Meet the village threatening to leave UK over migrant camp plans
LBC speaks to residents of Piddington about their concerns over plans to accommodate up to 1,250 asylum seekers at the nearby MOD Bicester Site A.
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Wrong Plan Wrong Site Launches High Court Legal Challenge Against Government
We’ve launched a High Court legal challenge against the Government’s decision not to require a full Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed asylum accommodation development at MOD Bicester Site A.
Sewage, flooding and cost: new questions over infrastructure at MOD Bicester Site A
Applicant documents reveal unresolved sewer capacity, potential sewage tankering, existing flooding and significant drainage infrastructure requirements at MOD Bicester Site A.
MOD’s own records show strategic importance of Bicester training estate
Official MOD records describe Bicester Site A, St George’s Barracks and Piddington as core strategic defence infrastructure, raising new questions over asylum accommodation plans.
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