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UK local authority loses bid to stop asylum seekers being housed at air base

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak drinks water during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings at Downing Street on 7th March, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.

London, UK Reuters A local authority in south-eastern England on Friday lost a bid at London’s High Court to stop the British Government from accommodating asylum seekers at a former military base. Braintree District Council, in Essex to the north-east of London, had sought an injunction to prevent the Home Office housing up to 1,700 […]