Barges and RAF bases hosting asylum seekers more expensive than hotels – watchdog

The government’s alternative plans to house asylum seekers will actually cost taxpayers millions more than the hotels they seek to replace, according to the public spending watchdog. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said providing accommodation for those awaiting asylum decisions on barges or former RAF bases would cost the Home Office £1.2bn, … Read more

Russia ‘extremely irresponsible’ in ‘jamming signals’ on RAF plane carrying Defense Secretary

Russia is believed to have jammed satellite signals on board an RAF plane that was bringing Defense Secretary Grant Shapps back to the UK from Poland. The plane’s GPS signal was disrupted for about 30 minutes on Wednesday while flying near the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, The Times reported. The phone was unable to connect … Read more

Far-right groups ‘hijack’ anti-immigration protests – including demonstrations against RAF Scampton asylum scheme

“I’ve been called far left, I’ve been called far right, depending on who I talk to,” Sarah Carter told me. We were standing outside in a self-assembled hut. RAF ScamptonIt is a disused air force base in Lincolnshire that was once the home of Dunbarters. She and others have been protesting against the Interior Ministry … Read more