Migrants in Military Barracks
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The UK government will begin housing small boat migrants in military barracks from next month, part of a plan to move asylum seekers out of hotels and cut costs. But why is Labour now supporting policies it once condemned?
Calum McDonald unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Callow MacDonald, and let's begin unpacking the politics of the day. |
| 0:09.7 | There's plenty to get into today, from plans to house migrants in military barracks to Council |
| 0:14.9 | Chaos for Reform UK. |
| 0:17.3 | And you won't believe which politician is taking the stage in Panto |
| 0:21.4 | with us to unpack all of that. |
| 0:24.3 | Oh yes, they are. |
| 0:25.9 | The Times is James Marriott and Libby Purvis. |
| 0:28.2 | James and Libby, good morning, both. |
| 0:30.2 | Good morning. |
| 0:31.5 | Good morning. |
| 0:33.5 | You're ruining the panto joke, Libby. |
| 0:35.4 | I can hear it already. |
| 0:37.8 | Yes, indeed. I have other political Panto moments to think about. |
| 0:43.5 | Well, we'll get to that in a little bit. |
| 0:45.1 | Right, shall we start with the front page story of the Times today? |
| 0:48.3 | Starting next month, the UK government is to begin housing small boat migrants in military barracks. |
| 0:53.6 | It's part of a wider plan |
| 0:54.7 | to move asylum seekers out of hotels and reduce costs to you, the taxpayer. Cameron Barracks in |
| 1:00.9 | Inverness and the Kroberra Army training camp in East Sussex will initially accommodate 900 |
| 1:06.2 | migrants. The government plans for these sites to be the first of up to 10,000 military-based accommodation places. |
| 1:13.6 | Defence Minister Luke Pollard discussed the plan on Times Radio Breakfast. |
| 1:16.6 | The Prime Minister has asked every government department to step up and support the action to close every single asylum hotel. |
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