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wethersfield in essex, which is already housing asylum seekers , would be housing around seekers, wouldt today we've had a massive climb down in a letter that was released by the local mp, conservative sir edward leigh, the mp for gainsborough , leigh, the mp for gainsborough, released the letter from thomas pursglove which said that there has been a review of occupancy capacity. now thomas pavel stroilov is the minister for immigration at the home office and it seems that after months and it seems that after months and months of turmoil here at raf scampton, legal challenges criminal incidents the home office has decided that 2000 asylum seekers is just far too many. now. there will be space for an additional 300, so it's expected that 800 asylum seekers will be staying here at raf scampton, with the space for 300 more, which is the current figure that is at raf wethersfield now. sir edward leigh celebrated this success in his eyes. he said that he's pleased but is looking for more reassurances in regards to the fact that asylum seekers will only be accommodated at scampton for a tempo

scampton is not yet online, but raf wethersfield in essex is . and of wethersfield in essex is.urse, the bibby stockholm barge, along with, a former student accommodation in huddersfield . but on that issue huddersfield. but on that issue as well, we've had the spending watchdog , the national audit watchdog, the national audit office, coming out with a report today saying that the cost of actually these big purpose built or redeveloped centres to put all the migrants in is costing more than keeping them in the hotels. now, what the government says in response to that is the way that the national audit office have calculated. this doesn't tell the whole story. they are including the cost of redeveloping these disused sites into, habitable sites again. so thatis into, habitable sites again. so that is got an up front cost. but then in the longer terms it will be much cheaper. they say, to house people en masse in big centres like raf scampton, wethersfield, the bibby stockholm than having them in hotels at a cost of £8.2 million a day. >> well, thank you very much indeed. mark wh

, scampton the use wethersfield, scampton the use of private accommodation that increasingly is beingell, that actually the bill for all of that is going to be even bigger than the bill for the hotels. and as we speak, there is a game of parliamentary ping pong going on in westminster , pong going on in westminster, where the house of lords again are rejecting much of the government's rwanda bill. and this debate within the house of commons is really coming to a head. but even when and i say when, because ultimately only the house of commons can overrule the house of lords, even when the rwanda bill becomes the rwanda act, i still don't think we're going to see flights going to rwanda. and i say that because the judiciary, the legal system are signatory to overseas conventions and treaties is going to make it, i think, legally all but impossible. maybe i'm wrong . you impossible. maybe i'm wrong. you tell me, is there an end in sight to the migrant crisis? give me your thoughts. farage at gbnews.com. because i don't think there is. i think there'll be tens of thousands more that will

instead, it's cost £49 million for wethersfield and £27 million for wethersfield and £27 million for£1.8 million per asylum seeker , and that's before asylum seeker, and that's before we've paid the wages for all the lords and mps who are dead set on blocking it. lords and mps who are dead set on blocking it . a former home on blocking it. a former home office official told me that we will be paying hundreds of millions of pounds in benefits and social housing for channel migrants who will never, ever get a job for here the rest of their lives. james cleverly has got a cunning plan. let's release a video in english that we can show to illegal immigrants in calais, telling them how dangerous it is to get on small boat. on a small boat. >> everyone has this sense of idea that it's simple. idea that it's just as simple. they a and they come they get in a boat and they come oven they get in a boat and they come over. not as simple as that over. it's not as simple as that . nine times of ten, these . nine times out of ten, these boats are, these dinghies are overloaded. really overloaded.

the home office has confirmed that raf wethersfield in essex will hold fewer than half the number ofhen the former airbase re—opened last year ministers had hoped it would look after 1,700 illegal migrants. but the home office has told the local council that it'll cap the numbers at 800. public swimming pools and leisure centres across the east are getting a share of £3 million to help them go greener. the funding is coming from sport england and the government for 40 pools in the east. the cash will help to pay for things like solar panels and led lighting. a new book helping children navigate the emotionaljourney when an elderly relative moves into care has launched at a croydon care home. finding nana is thought to be the first to tackle and answer questions children might have. it was produced by the uk's largest charity care provider, mha. finding nana is a book about what happens for ellie when she realises that her special place is not actually nana's house, let's take a look at the tubes this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local r

wethersfield remain committed to housing asylscampton and will|ersfield remain committed to housingat the sites while prioritising welfare and integration. it continues by saying we are working closely to listen to the local community's views and reduce the impact of these sites, including through providing on site security and financial support. >> okay, well, thank you very much . much. >> tata steel will begin shutting down operations at its site in port talbot from tomorrow morrow due to stability concerns. the steel group said it had been forced to make the closures earlier than planned because equipment can no longer because equipment can no longer be run safely , and it seems be run safely, and it seems years of guessing who will take over from daniel craig as the next james bond could be put to bed after reports say the british actor aaron taylor—johnson has formally been offered the role, it's alleged the star will sign the contract within weeks and officially become only the seventh actor to take on the role . never heard of take on the role. never heard of him, apparently

the wethersfield base illegally. the wethersfield base was originally expected to cost £5 million.. they are laughing at us in rwanda and the people here in the camps just laugh. >> it's become a bit of a joke. the threat hasn't put them off because here thinks because no one here thinks for a second they're back second they're heading back to rwanda. it to the uk. >> despite the blatant facts , >> despite the blatant facts, james cleverly was very vocal about he'd stopped the boats about how he'd stopped the boats over christmas. wasn't well over christmas. wasn't he? well done. today. we've done. there he is today. we've had a record for arrivals this yeah had a record for arrivals this year. one of them is clearly a knife wielding lunatic, and the french are just ushering them through these channel migrants do not have to pay human traffickers to come to britain. they could save themselves thousands of pounds by getting on a flight and claiming asylum. when they land here, they want to be undocumented, so we don't know who they are and what they've done in the past. and given th

that's wethersfield and scampton.nd integration. we are working closely to listen to the local community's views and reduce the impact of the sites, including through providing on site security and financial support . but the but the point support. but the but the point that the locals would say is that the locals would say is that they have been contesting for over a year now, and they don't feel listened to and they kept on protesting 2000 down to 800. is that a victory , or is 800. is that a victory, or is that simply rubbing it in? well, coming up, we could be in for a very wet easter weekend because it wouldn't be easter without a wet weekend, would it? but how much of that is down to climate change and how much it is simply down to weather? we'll hear from an expert. and that's all coming up in your next hour. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel >> earlier on breakfast. >> earlier on breakfast. >> good morning to you all. >> good morning to you all. >> and embattled prime minister is urging col

for instance, raf wethersfield, in essex and raf scampton in lincolnshire.ve soared. raf wethersfield, £49 million. it's now costing and scampton is going to cost £27 million. so those costs are being weighed up by the national audit office. what the government is saying is actually in the longer tum it is going to be cheaper. it makes sense that if you put lots of people together in purpose built accommodation, it's going to be cheaper than paying £8 million a day on all of these hotels across the country. and it is, you know, a pertinent issue as it continues, because just this morning, we've got more boats , morning, we've got more boats, coming across the english channel. we've got a break in the weather after some pretty dodgy weather recent days, 90 dodgy weather in recent days, 90 have arrived in dover so far this morning. another two boats have just made it into uk waters, so probably about the same number again. waters, so probably about the same number again . and all these same number again. and all these people need to be accommodated somewhere.