Housing Migrants in Barracks Worth It to Quell Public Anger Despite Cost – No 10

Housing Migrants in Barracks Worth It to Quell Public Anger Despite Cost – No 10
People thought to be migrants onboard a small boat in Gravelines, France Gareth Fuller/PA
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Moving asylum seekers into military barracks will be worth it, even if it costs more than using hotels, because it will help quell public discontent, Downing Street has suggested.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman also rejected suggestions the Government had not moved swiftly enough to grasp the migrant crisis.