A Ministry of Defence site that the Home Office is considering using to accommodate asylum seekers has a range of contamination risks including undetonated explosives, ground contamination and asbestos, according to government documents.
The government is considering using the former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex, a 300-hectare (800-acre) airbase first used during the second world war before being taken over by the US air force during the cold war.
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