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Alex Norris: “We are moving asylum seekers into ex-military sites that are a far cry from the hotels the last government left us with.”

On the recordJune 26, 2026
We are moving asylum seekers into ex-military sites that are a far cry from the hotels the last government left us with.
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Alex Norris
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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Commenting on the use of military sites for asylum seekers.

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