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Sophie Wingate and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Rishi Sunak says Richmond barracks could be used to house Afghan refugees

Rishi Sunak said he hopes to use a military base in his North Yorksire constituency to house Afghan refugees.

The Prime Minister on Friday confirmed the Home Office had assessed Catterick Garrison in Richmond as unsuitable for a large asylum facility, following reports first published by the Times.

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