Protests expected as first asylum seekers arrive at East Sussex camp

Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move people out of hotels

A first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of further protests and legal challenges.

Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months.