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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

Hotels, barges, military sites: where can England house people seeking asylum?

An aerial view of accommodation blocks at MDP Wethersfield, a former Royal Air Force base
Wethersfield, a former MoD site in Braintree, Essex, may increase its capacity to house single adult male asylum seekers between the ages of 18 and 65. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

The government is looking at a “range of appropriate accommodation” in which to house asylum seekers in England, the Home Office minister Dan Jarvis told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Wednesday.

He refused to specify what kind of accommodation was under consideration, although he acknowledged that “nobody really thinks that hotels are a suitable location” after this week’s high court ruling. But the options are limited.

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