Planned asylum centre near Oxfordshire village to face legal challenge
The Guardian reports that ministers will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers. The village's parish council, which declared independence from the UK over the centre, says it will "absolutely" launch legal action. According to the outlet, it emerged on Thursday that Angela Rayner, the housing and communities secretary, has approved full planning permission, a decision the Home Office welcomed.
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Planned asylum centre near Oxfordshire village to face legal challenge
Parish council of village that declared independence from UK over centre says it will ‘absolutely’ launch legal action UK politics – live updates Ministers will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers. It emerged on Thursday that Angela Rayner, the housing and communities secretary, has approved full planning permission , a decision welcomed by the Home Office
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