At the end of last year, we promised to change the migration system, to deliver the biggest-ever cut to migration. Today we have met that commitment.
The replies suggest that you haven't Cleverley. Today you have rubber stamped the destruction of a part of my beloved Lincolnshire. The former Scampton RAF base, home to the Red Arrows and Dambuster squadrons, will become an accommodation centre to house asylum seekers. The Home Office has laid a Special Development Order (SDO) before Parliament giving temporary planning permission which effectively ends the argument. It is due to become law today, 11 April 2024. The local council, West Lindsey District Council, was planning to create a £300m heritage centre on the airfield but has now withdrawn its enforcement notice. An opening date for the Scampton asylum centre has not been announced. The Home Office says work is continuing to ensure the site is safe, legal and compliant. However, the Home Office is planning to close another 50 asylum hotels at the end of May, adding to the 100 closed in March, meaning space is needed. Cllr Trevor Young, Leader of West Lindsey District Council, said, “The Home Office has laid the SDO in Parliament, the Council has been clear from the outset that the use of an SDO excludes the voice of our communities from being heard. “We know this is incredibly important for our communities and we are committed to continuing to do all we can to represent their views and to protect the £300m investment plan, which we still believe is the right way forward.” I for one feel for the villagers of Scampton (approx 700 population) and the Primary School attendees yards from the base. An absolute disgrace that is costing us an absolute fortune across the UK. Have you ever of DEPORTATION James Cleverley? Idiot. flyer.co.uk/former-raf-sca…
@JamesCleverly So even under these new rules legal migration would still be >350,000? Do you really expect us to be grateful for that @JamesCleverly?
@JamesCleverly You had a commitment in 2019 and you lot still didn’t deliver on it. We no longer believe you. Trust has gone.
How many have you sent back? How many have committed crimes but haven’t been sent back because the crime they committed in this country is being used as a reason they are unable to be sent back? How many have committed crimes, not been deported and then gone on to commit further crimes in this country? Your party is a joke and I cannot wait for its annihilation at the polls.
@JamesCleverly Sorry, Cleverly. Too little too late.
@JamesCleverly You can't honestly believe stopping a post graduate bringing their wife over for a year, or a care worker bringing their child with them is an issue for anyone?! The issue is boat loads of illegals.
@JamesCleverly All you've done is redefined their status. They are still here!!!