Modular buildings have been moved onto the runway at RAF Scampton, once home to the Red Arrows and the Dambusters
ByThe Home Office has been accused of “trashing” a former RAF base earmarked to house asylum seekers after cabins were moved onto the runway.formerly home to the Red ArrowsThe first group of around 50 male migrants is due to be moved onto the base in October, but a legal battle over the Government’s controversial decision continues to rage, with a judicial reviewLocal politicians and residents fear housing asylum seekers at Scampton will scupper a £300m regeneration programme for the site.
He said: “The Conservatives have just craned shipping containers straight onto one of the most valuable parts of the airfield, the apron that until recently the Red Arrows used. “Despite all the assurances from the PM and Home Office that they care about our economy they are wantonly trashing the industrial and aviation potential of Scampton.
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