Police officers escort protesters near the Bell Hotel in Epping, London, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 after a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel was overturned.

The government intends to move hundreds migrants from asylum hotels to disused army barracks next month, according to reports.

It’s part of Labour’s drive to completely end the use of asylum hotels by the end of the current parliament (expected in 2029) and comes after anti-migrant protests over the use of such accommodation.

Two sites will be used – Cameron Barracks in Inverness and the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex – to house the migrants from the end of next month, according to The Times.

The Home Office is reportedly looking to work with the Ministry of Defence to house up to 10,000 migrants on other disused military sites.

Officials hope this will also act as a further deterrent to those crossing the Channel in small boats.

Pre-fabricated, modular units much like Portakabins may also be built to accommodate the current 32,000 asylum seekers in the UK.

A Home Office spokesperson........

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