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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Sussex group begins legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers on military site

Police officers in hi vis stand beside a sign for Crowborough training camp
Protests against the plan to house asylum seekers at Crowborough training camp have taken place over the last five weekends. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

A legal challenge against government plans to move hundreds of asylum seekers into a military camp in east Sussex has been launched in the high court.

This is thought to be the first challenge against a mass accommodation site for asylum seekers to reach the high court since Labour came to power.

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