Government says Linton-on-Ouse site is 'urgently needed' for asylum seeker centre after responding to legal threat
The Home Office has said it will press ahead with controversial plans to set up a centre for asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire village, after it responded to a potential legal challenge.
It wants to convert the old RAF base in Linton-on-Ouse into an asylum seeker processing centre for up to 1,500 men, despite a furious backlash from villagers.
Hambleton District Council has told the Home Office it is planning to take legal action and apply for a judicial review to halt the plan, and it sent the Government department a pre-action protocol letter last month.
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