The government intends to use the site in Linton-on-Ouse, near York, for up to 1,500 people, 60 of whom are expected to arrive before the end of the month. Thusday. senior officials were interrogated for two hours by residents
During the meeting, it was announced that Home Secretary Priti Patel would meet with the villagers to hear their concerns.
The plans, first revealed in April, have been heavily criticized over concerns about the impact on the region, lack of facilities and lack of consultation.
Angry protesters greeted officials with boos from opponents of the project.
One of the protesters, Susan Ineson, said: “This is madness.”
Residents say asylum seekers, who will be housed with food and recreational activities, will have “nothing to do” in the rural area.
Representatives from the Interior Ministry came to the village this week to attend a meeting of the parish council and answer questions from residents.
They were greeted with boos and chants of “wrong plan, wrong place”, the phrase that has become the campaign slogan for those opposing the project.
The village has between six and seven hundred inhabitants, with only four buses a day passing through it.
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But Home Secretary Priti Patel had other plans and last month it was announced it would become a temporary home for hundreds of asylum seekers.
They will be processed there before being transferred, potentially to Rwanda under controversial plans.
North Yorkshire Police said they would have a dedicated officer patrolling the village in the evenings once the center started accepting asylum seekers.
Earlier this week Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake called on the Prime Minister to end the plans.
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Source: www.express.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-22 03:00:58
