Mahmood: Military bases are the future of migrant housing

Shabana Mahmood hails military bases as ‘the future’ of illegal migrant accommodation in Britain

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has declared that disused military bases represent the future of asylum accommodation in Britain.Speaking before the House of Lords justice and home affairs committee, Ms Mahmood said repurposing former armed forces sites would form a central part of Labour's long-term strategy for housing asylum seekers."So military bases we see as the future for asylum accommodation," Ms Mahmood told peers. "We think that can hav…

Mahmood: Military bases are the future of migrant housing

Home Secretary pledges to use former barracks for accommodation while closing asylum hotels