The Home Office is facing scrutiny over its handling of asylum seeker accommodation, particularly concerning the profit cap for private providers and the use of RAF Scampton. Criticism has been directed towards the government for potentially wasting millions in converting RAF Scampton into an asylum camp without housing a single migrant, involving figures such as James Cleverly and Diana Johnson MP. Additionally, there's pressure to disclose whether a profit cap for housing providers has been triggered amid accusations of profiteering. Labour MP Christian Wakeford accused these providers of profiting from human misery. After lobbying by Edward Leigh MP, the Home Office announced a reduction in the number of migrants to be housed at RAF Scampton from 2,000 to 800. The decision has sparked a debate on the allocation of resources and the treatment of asylum seekers.
Scampton asylum seekers to be capped by Home Office https://t.co/6bvpYyYNOi
"Home Office ‘wastes millions’ converting Dambusters base into asylum camp "Tory councillors accuse ministers of lying as RAF Scampton becomes ‘white elephant’ without a single migrant:" https://t.co/xOjLgmNw3q
Scampton asylum seekers to be capped by Home Office https://t.co/TPbmKui9xL
'The Home Office has decided that 2000 migrants is just far too many.' @willhollis_tv gives updates on the Government's decision to lower the capacity of migrants being housed at RAF Scampton to 800. https://t.co/Cxu7leSDcy
RAF Scampton: Home Office slashes plans to house 2,000 asylum seeker in airbase https://t.co/4IXuIGALOT
After lobbying by council and @EdwardLeighMP the Home Office announced on Monday that the number of migrants to be housed on the site will be capped at 800, down from the original plan for 2,000. https://t.co/4QPMgUfunD
The Home Office has been accused of wasting tens of millions of pounds on converting the Dambusters’ former base into an asylum camp without a single migrant being housed on it. @JamesCleverly @VotePursglove @Michael4MDNP @DianaJohnsonMP https://t.co/FFE523kQ6p https://t.co/KhweosCVXL
🏨 Labour MP Christian Wakeford has accused private asylum seeker accommodation providers of “laughing in the face of the government whilst profiting from human misery” https://t.co/3qrqDL5sjA
EXCL: The government says it caps the profits of asylum seeker accomidation providers. But amid record profit rises for these firms, it's refusing to tell charities or MPs what that cap is, or if it has ever been triggered. Me for @politicshome https://t.co/QuJzkHxhI4
Home Office Under Pressure To Disclose If Asylum Seeker Housing Profit Cap Has Been Triggered https://t.co/s3XzDD3yZb
Home Office under pressure to disclose if asylum seeker housing profit cap has been triggered https://t.co/gHp86gTGHQ
The British taxpayer will be forced to spend an extra £100 billion over the next six years to house millions of migrants, but the government can't find the money to provide a home for a 77-year-old English widow. The absolute state of it. https://t.co/TKVhOwqm4A https://t.co/VOyiZbPWmP