Former immigration minister criticises use of barracks to house asylum seekers

Tory MP Caroline Nokes says Home Office is trying to make UK seem as inhospitable as possible'

The Conservative former immigration minister Caroline Nokes has accused the Home Office of using barracks accommodation for asylum seekers to make the country appear to them as difficult and inhospitable as possible".

She said asylum seekers should not be segregated into a ghetto" in barracks accommodation, but instead placed in supported accommodation where they have access to a range of facilities.