"With the Home Office, I have been putting military planners into their border command and into their planning for the future. We are looking at the potential use of military and non-military sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come across on these small boats that may not have a right to be here or need to be processed rapidly before we can decide whether or not they should say or whether or not we deport them,"
"Starmer has moved to toughen up his policy on the issue of small boats as Reform has a double-digit poll lead and continues to attack the government on its failure to meet its pledge of smashing the gangs. There have also been protests outside hotels, including in Epping in Essex, where discontent erupted following the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl by a man seeking asylum."
"Healey was pressed on whether the military could play a bigger role in patrolling the border. He did not give a clear answer but suggested that military bases and help with planning was the extent of the army's work at the moment."
Military planners are assessing defence bases and other military and non-military sites for temporary accommodation for people arriving on small boats. The prime minister seeks to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers earlier than the promised 2029 date. Military planners have been embedded in Home Office border command to assist future planning and rapid processing. Temporary sites would house individuals who may lack a right to remain or who require processing before potential deportation, with record numbers deported over the last year. The government has shifted policy, appointed a new home secretary, is considering changes to ECHR family-life application, and faced local protests.
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