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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

First asylum seekers expected to arrive in East Sussex barracks in new year

People walk in the road carrying British flags and signs saying 'Crowborough says no!'
People march through Crowborough to protest against the arrival of asylum seekers. Photograph: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images

The Home Office plans to send the first group of asylum seekers to a military site in East Sussex in the new year, the Guardian understands.

Discussions in Whitehall are under way to use Crowborough army training camp within weeks as part of efforts to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.

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