Home Office to defy court rulings and continue to house refugees at ‘squalid’ Napier Barracks
A view of Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent
THE Home Office was slammed today after reports that it will defy court rulings and continue to house asylum-seekers in Napier Barracks for years to come.
Politicians and campaigners called for the immediate closure of the former army base, which was branded “squalid” and “unsafe” by judges earlier this year, after claims that a new deal is set to keep it open until 2025.
A record 828 people attempted the dangerous crossing across the English Channel last weekend.
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