Home Office Scraps Plans to House Illegal Immigrants at Dambusters Air Base

Published on September 6, 2024

The Home Office has scrapped plans to move illegal immigrants onto RAF Scampton, previously home to the World War II 617 Squadron known as the “Dambusters.” The department said in a statement on Thursday that opening the site this autumn would have cost £122 million by the end of its use in 2027, which did not represent value for money for the taxpayer. Some £60 million had already been spent due to work and commitments to the project by the previous Conservative government, taking the total running costs to over £180 million had the plan gone ahead. Closing the site will happen immediately and its sale will be made in line with the process for disposing of Crown land....

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