Labour's plan to move migrants from hotels and into army barracks was stalled due to planning permission delays. The Home Office had intended to move approximately 540 men to the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex and another 300 to Cameron Barracks in Inverness by the start of December, in an effort to reduce reliance on hotels.

However, both sites had needed extensive refurbishment works, and Home Office officials confirmed to The Times that neither site was ready due to delays in obtaining planning permission. An official told the outlet that no opening date has been set, but that it was working with the Ministry of Defence to open the barracks as "quickly as possible".

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