The Latest Breaking News from Wethersfield

Councils ask judge to stop plan to house asylum seekers on former RAF bases

Local authorities argue that Home Office would act unlawfully by moving refugees to RAF Scampton and RAF Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Asylum seeker on hunger strike ‘denied’ emergency help at migrant centre

Footage has been released of the incident at the former RAF Wethersfield site in Essex

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Home Office ordered to stop work on ex-RAF base for asylum seekers

Building work at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire halted after council says it breached planning rules

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Government facing legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers at airfields

The ruling comes just two days after the Home Secretary’s department moved asylum seekers on to Wethersfield Airfield in Essex for the first time.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Legal challenge to plan to house asylum seekers in airbases gets go-ahead

Two councils and a local man say home secretary should not use ‘emergency’ planning rule at RAF Scampton and Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

First asylum seekers brought to military base as challenges reach high court

Two councils seek judicial review of Home Office plans to accommodate thousands at two airfield sites

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Wethersfield: First look inside former RAF base turned into asylum seeker accommodation

First asylum seekers arrive at former RAF base in Essex

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2023

First asylum seekers arrive at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex

The first arrivals are people who were brought to a processing facility in Kent over the weekend from small boat crossings.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

Asylum seekers moved to RAF base despite Home Office court battle over site

Migrants transported to RAF Wethersfield as Suella Braverman’s lawyers defend use of the site in High Court challenge

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

The Home Office calls asylum seekers criminals one minute, heroes the next. It’s cynical and cruel

While Suella Braverman stokes fears about new arrivals, officials tell villagers in Essex a different story. Who should they listen to, asks writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023