Sunak to host migrant sites in his constituency as ministers confirm plans for small boat arrivals to live on barges

ILLEGAL migrants arriving in Britain will be housed in military barracks instead of plush hotels – including one in Rishi Sunak’s constituency.

Ministers today confirmed a tranche of new sites are being prepared to house people who arrive in the UK by small boat.

And the Home Office said plans are underway to place migrants on barges until they are deported back to their state of origin or a safe third country.

The first set of military accommodation sites, which will house several thousand migrants, will be based in Essex, Lincolnshire and East Sussex.

Later, the Catterick Garrison barracks in Mr Sunak’s Richmond constituency will play host to small boat arrivals too.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said: “The sheer number of small boats have overwhelmed our asylum system and forced the government to place asylum seekers in hotels.

“These hotels take valuable assets from communities and place pressures on local public services.

“Seaside towns have lost tourist trade, weddings have been cancelled and local councils have had their resources diverted to manage them.”