Almost 1,000 asylum seekers will shortly move into two disused military sites in the UK as part of Labour’s latest bid to end the use of migrant hotels in Britain.

Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex and Cameron Barracks in Inverness will temporarily house around 900 men, the Home Office said, with work under way to identify more sites in the coming weeks.

Officials say the movement of migrants from hotels could substantially cut the annual £2.1bn cost of accommodation – which is forecast to reach £15.3bn by 2029. New Feature

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But the decision to make use of military sites marks a change in approach for Labour, who had criticised the previous government’s reliance on barracks.

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