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Home Office 'cut corners' buying asbestos-contaminated Â£15m migrant camp

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Home Office paid Â15 m for derelict Northeye site in East Sussex in 2023 under Conservative government.

Report found "corners [were] cut" so the site could be acquired quickly to house asylum seekers.

Home Office said it remained committed to ending the use of hotels and cost-effective housing.

The NAO said: "It remains to be seen whether the acquisition of the Northeye site results in benefits that justify its cost." Suella Braverman , the former Conservative home secretary, said she would not be commenting. The Conservative Party has been contacted for comment..

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