Tories abandon plans to house 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village
by Rajeev Syal, Mabel Banfield-Nwachi and Diane Taylo from World news | The Guardian on (#62AFQ)
Desertion of RAF Linton-on-Ouse scheme is latest immigration policy climbdown after Truss and Sunak opposed plans
An advanced plan to house up to 1,500 male asylum seekers at a former RAF base in North Yorkshire has been abandoned in another immigration policy climbdown by Conservative ministers.
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, confirmed that he had withdrawn the offer" to the Home Office to set up the reception centre in the small village of Linton-on-Ouse.
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