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The report on food and emissions comes ahead of a joint UK-EU summit next week Ministers will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers. It emerged on Thursday that Angela Rayner, the housing and communities secretary, has approved full planning permission , a decision welcomed by the Home Office, who want to end the use of asylum hotels. Continue reading...
Ministers will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers.
It emerged on Thursday that Angela Rayner, the housing and communities secretary, has approved full planning permission , a decision welcomed by the Home Office, who want to end the use of asylum hotels.
Tim McNally, the local parish council chair, told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme there would be “many actions” by villagers, and that ministers should “absolutely” be braced for a legal challenge, which would need to be lodged within the next six weeks.
Ministers have faced opposition over the plans from villagers, who even made a symbolic attempt to declare the village independent from the rest of the country after a referendum of its 350 residents. Asked how the village would respond, McNally said: “There’s going to be many actions, you will see. We will disclose that as we move forward.”
Asked if ministers should be braced for a legal challenge, he said: “Absolutely, absolutely.”
Campaigners could also apply the new Hillsborough law, which is being considered by parliament. Once passed, the law would create a legally enforceable duty of candour that compels public officials and authorities to act transparently when investigations and inquiries take place.
