UK government looks to military sites to house migrants | International

LONDON, Sept 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The British government said on Sunday it was considering housing migrants on military sites, as anger grows among some sections of the public over a policy of accommodating asylum seekers in hotels. "We are looking at the potential use of military and non-military use sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come across on these small boats," Defence Secretary John Healey told Sky News. Interior minister Shabana Mahmood said in a statement migrants using boats to cross the Channel from France was "utterly unacceptable". More than 30,000 people have arrived by that route since the beginning of the year, according to figures published Sunday by Mahmood's Home Office. She also said a deal...