Immigration Minister Says Poorer Areas Have Taken ‘Fair Share’ of Asylum Seekers – UK Politics Live The debate over where to house asylum seekers in the UK has taken an interesting turn, with some politicians suggesting that affluent areas should take on more of the burden.
However, this solution raises more questions than it answers. Immigration Minister Anna Turley recently defended the plan to house up to 1,250 asylum seekers at a former military base near Piddington, Oxfordshire.
The site is self contained and has all necessary facilities on site, which would supposedly reduce the impact on local communities.