Home Office ditches plans to house asylum seekers at Pontins holiday park

Temporary accommodation for asylum seekers is costing the government £6.8m per day

The government has abandoned its plans to house asylum seekers in a Pontins holiday park in Merseyside.

Located just outside Southport, the facility was reportedly being assessed by the Home Office as an alternative to housing asylum seekers in hotels whilst waiting for their claims to be assessed.

“We have been informed that the Home Office no longer wishes to pursue plans to house asylum seekers at the Pontins site in Ainsdale. We are awaiting written confirmation of this decision”, a spokesperson from Sefton Council told the BBC.