I don't know but wonder if the clue is in an old story in a local rag that I remember reading... https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkes...-of-barracks-for-asylum-seekers-despi-315430/ The Labour government could extend the use of a former military barracks to house asylum seekers despite local backlash, KentOnline can exclusively reveal. The Home Office had been set to hand Napier Barracks in Folkestone back to Taylor Wimpey in March next year in order for the site to be redeveloped into housing. But it has been confirmed that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper could decide to keep hold of the 130-year-old accommodation in Cheriton for longer. It comes as a new report by inspectors reveals asylum seekers prefer staying at Napier Barracks than hotels - and even say the food there is better. The site was first brought into use in 2020 by the previous Conservative government amid the mounting cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers, which has now risen to £8.3 million a day. But it sparked fierce opposition - including from various Labour MPs and members - and many still believe Napier Barracks should be shut down. This week Folkestone and Hythe district Labour councillor Bridget Chapman has called for an “immediate” end to a “harmful scheme with no lasting benefits”. The rest can be read in the attached link, I'll just drag this one sentence out as it is important... “No asylum seeker will spend longer than 90 days accommodated at Napier Barracks, as per the terms of the Equality Impact Assessment for the site.” Personally, I think the barracks are a good idea, mainly due to location and being within easy reach to Dover, but they will need refurbishment.
Hmm, could this be part of how they plan to free up housing for illegals, by shifting Brits to the streets.
In Dover there are two barracks unused and in mothballs Old Park formally on the cliffs overlooking the harbour and Dover castle with its many tunnel options as accommodation for the people manning the big guns
I wonder why they prefer these people to look into things locally rather than have an in depth national inquiry?
The Judge that cut his sentence and released him, is the same one that denied Lucy Connolly's appeal.
