UK-Asylum crisis UK Plans to Move Asylum Seekers from Hotels to Barracks

[CharlieH]

 

Summary:

The UK government is considering relocating asylum seekers from hotels to military barracks as part of a new immigration policy. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce these measures in response to rising Channel crossings and recent protests at migrant accommodations. The Defence Secretary, John Healey, confirmed that military planners are evaluating Ministry of Defence sites for housing purposes.

 

This move aligns with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ongoing cabinet reshuffle, which includes notable changes like appointing David Lammy as Deputy Prime Minister and Yvette Cooper transitioning to Foreign Secretary. Justice Secretary Mahmood now heads the Home Office, replacing Cooper.

 

Despite claims of a Labour crisis, Chief Secretary Darren Jones dismissed predictions of an early general election, insisting stability within the party.

 

 

Key Takeaways:

• Policy Shift: Asylum seekers may be relocated to military barracks amid immigration policy changes.

• Cabinet Reshuffle: Significant leadership changes include new appointments and departmental shifts under PM Keir Starmer.

• Stability Assurance: Labour denies internal crisis claims and dismisses early election speculations.

 

 

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Independent 2025-09-07

 

 

 

[The Cyclist]

Reform / Farage has Labour / Starmer spinning like a Superstar DJ's record decks.

 

Only 1000 arrived yesterday.

 

There is 2 Barracks that are immediately needed.

 

32,000 currently in hotels. Which equates to another 64 Barracks.

 

Better get building or stop spewing BS?

[angryguy]

The only place they should be moving them is back to where they came from

[baansgr]

The only way is to not let them here in 1st place. What I don't understand is we are supposedly obliged to take the gimmigrants out of the channel to dry land...why are the French not obliged to do the same....they'll all be gone along with 15 million other interlopers once reform get in power, which the look of things will be by the end of year

[baansgr]

12 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

Reform / Farage has Labour / Starmer spinning like a Superstar DJ's record decks.

 

Only 1000 arrived yesterday.

 

There is 2 Barracks that are immediately needed.

 

32,000 currently in hotels. Which equates to another 64 Barracks.

 

Better get building or stop spewing BS?

Nah ...3 step beds, 6 inches apart... you'll get at least 15,000 in one...

[tomazbodner]

Hope those barracks are somewhere in Afghanistan?

[SamSpade]

He has it taken multiple governments so long to come up with such an obvious solution. 
 

Get some land, stick a big fence around it, build the kind of temporary accommodation they built during WWII, have a team processing the claims, genuine claims come in, non-genuine get out.
 

Too simple? 

[FlorC]

12 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

He has it taken multiple governments so long to come up with such an obvious solution. 
 

Get some land, stick a big fence around it, build the kind of temporary accommodation they built during WWII, have a team processing the claims, genuine claims come in, non-genuine get out.
 

Too simple? 

And make them work while they stay there to pay for it all.

[Dionigi]

13 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

He has it taken multiple governments so long to come up with such an obvious solution. 
 

Get some land, stick a big fence around it, build the kind of temporary accommodation they built during WWII, have a team processing the claims, genuine claims come in, non-genuine get out.
 

Too simple? 

The ones who have entered illegally have broken the law and should be removed back to where they came from. No chance of settlement.

[Gsxrnz]

Great Britain - the world's newest Banana Republic with the coldest climate.

 

The only surprise is that the Starmer government haven't yet begun prioritizing immigrants for allotments so they can grow their own spinach.  

[mikeymike100]

12 minutes ago, Dionigi said:

The ones who have entered illegally have broken the law and should be removed back to where they came from. No chance of settlement.

I agree 100%. The illegals are now getting clever and applying for asylum!

 

Act 1971 and subsequent legislation like the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, states that entering or staying in the UK without proper authorization is a criminal offense, punishable by fines, imprisonment, or deportation. The Home Office has powers to remove individuals who are found to be in breach of immigration rules, often to their country of origin or a safe third country.However, enforcement is inconsistent due to practical and legal challenges. As of 2023, the UK government reported a backlog of over 160,000 asylum cases, with many illegal entrants applying for asylum to delay or prevent removal.

[The Cyclist]

29 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

He has it taken multiple governments so long to come up with such an obvious solution. 
 

Get some land, stick a big fence around it, build the kind of temporary accommodation they built during WWII, have a team processing the claims, genuine claims come in, non-genuine get out.
 

Too simple? 

 

So simple

 

That the land is already available. It is called Military training areas.

 

Royal engineers to build razor wire, tented camps, armed soldiers to keep them safe and secure from the packs of Right Wing lunatics.

 

No need for processing teams.

 

Here you stay until you volunteer to return home.

[The Cyclist]

41 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Nah ...3 step beds, 6 inches apart... you'll get at least 15,000 in one...

 

You been to the same place I have

 

😀😀😀

[Chomper Higgot]

14 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

You been to the same place I have

 

😀😀😀

Post a link so we can all see.

 

Or is to remain a guilty little secret?

[The Cyclist]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Post a link so we can all see.

 

Or is to remain a guilty little secret?

 

Riddle me this

 

Why are you following me around like a bad smell ?
 

Why should I take any poster seriously who claims to be in Thailand, yet posts profusely between 0300 and 0500 in the morning ?

 

The comment was posed to 1 poster. That poster was not you.

 

Bolt.

[Chomper Higgot]

6 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Riddle me this

 

Why are you following me around like a bad smell ?
 

Why should I take any poster seriously who claims to be in Thailand, yet posts profusely between 0300 and 0500 in the morning ?

 

The comment was posed to 1 poster. That poster was not you.

 

Bolt.

I invite others to read the revealing details of your post, and decide for themselves who is following whom.

 

 

[JAG]

Sennybridge! Should be able to get a few thousand into the forestry blocks around Dixie's Corner.

 

Water supply shouldn't be a problem.

 

Even got a social centre up at the Drovers Arms!

[phetphet]

Cue: Tenders are going out to build 5 star facilities at several UK barracks

[impulse]

It's a little disturbing that military barracks in the UK have that much empty space with all that's going on in Europe and the world.

 

[sandyf]

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

The UK government is considering relocating asylum seekers from hotels to military barracks as part of a new immigration policy.

Another U turn.

The tories had already proposed RAF Scampton as housing for assylum seekers but when Labour got in they scrapped the plan costing the country around £48 million.

The plan has merit but unfortunately SaxaVord has already been earmarked as a spaceport.  I am sure there must be some other remote base available.

It wouldn't be a bad idea if the new residents were also conscripted,  I doubt they would be so  eager to come to the UK if faced with military service.

[sandyf]

6 minutes ago, impulse said:

It's a little disturbing that military barracks in the UK have that much empty space with all that's going on in Europe and the world.

 

It is quite significant the number of bases that have been closed and sold off in recent years. Also many reduced in size, Kinloss for example was transferred to the army and went from around 5000 to less than 1000 personnel.

[impulse]

2 minutes ago, sandyf said:

It is quite significant the number of bases that have been closed and sold off in recent years. Also many reduced in size, Kinloss for example was transferred to the army and went from around 5000 to less than 1000 personnel.

 

I don't want to get into a link war with dueling numbers and statistics...  But my understanding (from admittedly right wing sources) is that the UK military is basically a shell of what it used to be.  Which doesn't bode well if Ukraine (or other parts of the world) go hot.

 

 

[DaRoadrunner]

Starmer just appointed a Muslim as Home Secretary, in charge of Immigration. Obvious where this is going.

[Watawattana]

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

I am sure there must be some other remote base available.

 Sarcasm alert - how about Gruinard Island?

[harryviking]

LOL! Dont forget barbed wires! The rats may escape!!😆😆

[BarraMarra]

The do gooders will demonstrate about the infringement of there Human rights at the camps. Causing trouble such as stop the far right squad, and Migrants welcome here squad.

[Anthony mellows]

There will be a group of left wing lawyers, in cahoots with left wing judges, to block this, believe me.

[hotandsticky]

Just now, Anthony mellows said:

There will be a group of left wing lawyers, in cahoots with left wing judges, to block this, believe me.

 

 

Yes....and that will be one of the biggest challenges for the next government.

[newnative]

Why in the world were they in hotels in the first place?   Madness.

[Sigmund]

It's about time. 

 

The regular population of the UK and the poor masses are suffering and there is the government spending billions on Ukraine and to fund all the misery of the world that is docking on the beaches of the UK. Same in most countries of Western Europe. 

 

This is due to the disaster of the European Union who is absolutely doing nothing to send back all the economic migrants who are entering Europe and then sneaking into the UK. 

 

The migrants are not at fault and are victims of human trafickers and mafias in their nations who exploit the situation. These handlers are in league with their counterpart mafias in Europe who are more then glad to get the cheap labour. 

 

Look at the picture closer. Remove all the migrants and illegals and there will be nobody to wash the dishes in hotels or restaurants in most European metros or to pluck grapes and tomatoes in most of the farms in Italy, Spain, France ....

 

The solution would be to enhance the developpment of Ai generated robots who would take over these menial jobs,

 

In a few years it will be standard to have robots doing these tasks in Agriculture or Hotels and Restaurants. 

 

It will motivate governance to stop the hypocrisy and immediately deport all the illegals in a humane and dignified manner we would hope.