Former home secretary demands answers from Suella Braverman about timeframe for government’s use of the site
The former home secretary Priti Patel has accused the government of being “secretive” and “evasive” about plans to house asylum seekers on a disused RAF base which has become the target of protests and legal challenges.
She demanded answers from Suella Bravermen, the current home secretary, in a letter, saying there was an “alarming and staggering” lack of clarity about how long the site would be used for and how many people would be accommodated there.
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