Why do Labour not get it?

That would be a fantastic idea. Wouldn't it be good if it happened

Agree with this and the fact I don’t think these countries necessarily have a robust DBS type scheme.

The whole thing is a mess. I don’t want genuine asylum seekers turned away but such genuine ones are surely a small percentage of the people who are coming here. I am fed up that so much money is being spent. I am worried about the small number of asylum seekers who are committing horrific crimes and making our communities less safe. I’m worried where this is all going to end as it seems to be spiralling. Labour do need to get a grip on this urgently but then the Tories didn’t either.

Can you imagine the uproar if hundreds/thousands of aslylum seekers were sleeping rough in your town centre? In your street? Would you be happy with that? Stepping over them to get in your front door?

If they have no support or food what do you think they will have to do to eat seeing as they can’t work and earn a wage? Crime would rocket.

You can if you do what you said, you just need to deport people when they arrive as you proposed (and ignore international law).

Just me?

How would that work? My taxes go towards housing and feeding asylum seekers but yours don't?

Do you work inside these hotels or are you falling for the propaganda?

You are wrong. Ok some are not that nice, but most are decent lovely hotels. Certainly luxury to those of us that could never afford it. Why do you not believe this?

And there is the 'trappings'. They are fed, clothed, free dental care, free medical treatment and more. I'm not saying they shouldn't have those things, I'm just pointing out the 'trappings'.

Talk about flip flopping. It was only a few months ago Labour intervened in an ex base near here and said migrants weren’t coming. This was after they’d spent money kitting it up. They’d even employed security guards and certainly advertised for staff to run it. But nobody ever came. It’s still empty and afaik up for sale. No idea if it will get commandeered again.

and the problem if any with it is that it’s out in the sticks. Was meant to house a couple of thousand men I think. Who are free to walk out the gates, there’s a few small villages in walking distance. What are people going to spend their days doing? Seems like an open prison in all but name!

If we could have a more efficient system without the human rights abuses and without leaving people in limbo for years on end then I'm in!

Sounds like a good idea to me

The Cameron Barracks were used before to house fighting age men.

Yep it’s horrifying.

The local MP seems furious at these plans. He has also spoken about how close the barracks are to housing and the centre etc. I'd be extremely worried if I lived nearby.

Yep. Cameron Barracks in Inverness - right in the centre and close to schools.
Great idea.

@CorneliaCuppwhen you say you’d like o/s applications and you’d deport anyone who arrives outside that, that is closer to the Aus system than the one we have.

They do do o/s applications and deport people who arrive on the coast. You’re describing what they do.

That's a good idea but people will still moan. I wonder how concerned about the homeless all these people were before migrant ho(s)tels were brought to their attention.

Thanks for answering.
I think some people have an issue with the sheer numbers and I'm not sure that processing abroad would reduce that. I think that we would see numbers rise, and the boats would still keep coming.

If your main concern is method of arrival, but you're not worried about the numbers, then I can see why you think as you do.

I agree. The current system needs a good review and modernization.

This!!!

Also, if they do have to spend money on the upkeep etc then they can house our own homeless, vulnerable citizens in the future!

That’s ok. I feel similarly about people who defend and promote this chaotic and unsafe system. It’s madness to want to keep it.

Actually I’ll add it’s not even humane to want to keep it.

Respectfully, I hope you're wrong.

There is a way, hopefully fewer voters will cling on to non viable solutions and at some point it will change.

If it eventually does emulate Aus it’ll not be voted out again.

There was a recent BBC podcast investigation that had special access and interviewed asylum hotel residents. I would say it was pretty cushy relative to the standard of living many UK residents have. Paid for taxis, rooms cleaned, all meals provided. It's not a conspiracy theory that asylum seekers in the UK are far better provided for than many

Edit - forgot to mention the priority access to NHS services also covered by the investigation

Me too.

I don’t know about ‘cushy’ but I know of at least two perfectly nice hotels locally which are now used for housing migrants.

Nope. As I said, if I knew how to fix the asylum system I would be a very wealthy woman.