Daily Express

🚨🚨🚨The @Daily_Express now has a copy of Angela Rayner's decision notice. "The Secretary of State agrees that national demand for asylum accommodation remains high and that the proposal would provide up to 1,256 places, helping to address the shortage of suitable single-occupancy provision, support the discharge of statutory asylum-support functions, improve the resilience and contingency capacity of the nationally managed asylum accommodation estate and reduce reliance on hotels and other contingency accommodation. "She gives substantial positive weight to the urgent national public-service need for the development. "She also agrees that the principle of the proposed use is acceptable, subject to the site-specific assessment and safeguards identified."

Huge breaking story: Angela Rayner has approved plans to house more than 1,200 migrants next to Piddington. A letter sent to MP Greg Smith states: "Application by the Home Office for full planning permission for the temporary change of use of the former defence storage & distribution centre site in connection with the phased provision of non-detained asylum accommodation at MOD Bicester (A-site), Bicester Garrison, Launton Road, OX25 1AE. "I am writing to inform you that today the Secretary of State has granted planning permission, subject to conditions, for the Home Office’s application described above."