Labour consider using military barracks to house small boat migrants - as almost 1,100 arrive in one day

Defence Secretary John Healey has told Sky News the government is considering using military barracks to house asylum seekers, as 1,097 people arrived in the UK on small boats on Saturday. "We are looking at the potential use of military and non-military sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come across on these small boats that may not have a right to be here," he told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. The measure follows widespread protests this summer over housing migrants in hotels.