The former Chancellor said he agreed with local concerns that it is “not appropriate” to house hundreds of asylum seekers in the village.
Mr Sunak said: “This plan clearly does not have local support and I am concerned that the availability of the site has taken precedence over its suitability.
“My plan to take back control of our borders will mean that local communities and the taxpayer will no longer have to bear the brunt of our broken immigration system.” Currently, around 37,000 people are living in hotels as they await decisions on their migration status, costing the country £4.7m per day.
There has been a furious reaction locally to the plan, with Hambleton Council considering legal action., who represents Thirsk and Malton and is backing Mr Sunak in the leadership contest, said last month all of the Conservative leadership candidates had expressed concerns about the Linton-on-Ouse plans during a hustings with MPs.
“We also need to have a better, more efficient way of dealing with those who do come here illegally. It simply isn’t right that the government is spending hardworking taxpayers’ money housing illegal migrants in hotels. We need to urgently clear the asylum backlog and I will set a target that 80% of claims are resolved within six months.”
It was also claimed that Mr Sunak had blocked plans to build a network of purpose-built reception centres modelled on the system used in Greece when he was the Chancellor.Rishi Sunak’s idea of using cruise ships to house asylum seekers has previously been condemned by Liz Truss’s team - but a similar scheme to house those fleeing the war in Ukraine has recently been put into use in Scotland.
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