Conservative former minister Sir Edward Leigh has strongly opposed Government plans to use RAF Scampton in his own constituency.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under fire from one of his own backbenchers over whether he will deliver on a proposal to use a military base in his constituency to house migrants.
Defence minister James Cartlidge said the backbencher’s characterisation of the situation was “not correct”. “Although the MoD is so determined that their soldiers should not be placed near migrants that they are moving them out of RAC Scampton.“So when are illegal migrants going to be placed in Catterick as promised by the Prime Minister? I want a date and I want it now.”
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