By Angus MacDonald

The UK Government’s plan to house 300 asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks in the middle of Inverness has caused deep concern across the city.

It is a proposal imposed on Highland communities without consultation, with little warning, and without thought for the impact on local health and council services.

As the local MP and someone who served at Cameron Barracks myself when I was in the Army, I think it’s important that people realise that this is not some remote military outpost.

It sits at the heart of a residential area, just ten minutes from our High Street. The idea of turning it into a large-scale accommodation centre for hundreds of asylum seekers is deeply flawed.

Local people have voiced concerns about the strain this would place on already overstretched health services and council resources.

Military families living directly behind the barracks have told me they’re anxious about the sudden change in........

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