Overview
- After public meetings hosted by MP Nus Ghani, the ruling Alliance for Wealden signalled it will challenge the Home Office plan in court.
- Green deputy leader Rachel Millward and council leader James Partridge warned in a letter that housing 600 men with no right to work raises safety and welfare risks.
- Hundreds of residents protested in Crowborough against converting the military site into large‑scale asylum accommodation.
- The Ministry of Defence offered the Crowborough camp for up to a year, a site previously used to house Afghan evacuees with resettlement rights.
- A Home Office spokesperson said the department is coordinating with local authorities and police and reiterated the pledge to close every asylum hotel.