Civil servants booed at asylum centre meeting
About 200 people attended the meeting to discuss plans for the former Linton-on-Ouse RAF base
Home Office officials were booed when they met with villagers opposing plans to use a former RAF base to house hundreds of male asylum seekers. The government intends to use the site at Linton-on-Ouse, near York, for up to 1,500 people, with 60 set to arrive before the end of the month.During the meeting it was announced Home Secretary Priti Patel will meet with villagers to hear their concerns.
The plans, first revealed in April, have been heavily criticised over concerns about the impact on the local area, lack of facilities and lack of consultation."They've not been to this village and looked at the airbase and seen where it's been based and seen how the village is so close to the airbase."Residents claim the asylum seekers, who will be housed with food and recreational activities, will have "nothing to do" in the rural area.
Linton resident Aundrea Watson told the meeting nobody in government had "one iota what the impact is on our mental health and wellbeing".
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