Plans to house 1,500 asylum seekers in a former RAF base in North Yorkshire have been abandoned.
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, confirmed he had “withdrawn the offer” to the Home Office to set up the reception centre in the small village of Linton-on-Ouse.
The development comes after both candidates standing to be the next prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, ruled out sticking to the plans if they were to become leader.
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Developer has taken 10 storeys off proposals since first filing
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