Sir Edward Leigh says the prime minister has not delivered on promises to house migrants at Catterick Garrison.
Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons the prime minister had promised to "lead" by exampleAn MP says the prime minister has "failed to lead" by example after questioning his "promise" to set up an asylum camp at a North Yorkshire army base.
On Monday he asked when a facility at Catterick Garrison - in Rishi Sunak's Richmond constituency - would go ahead.Earlier this year Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the PM was "showing leadership" on the issue of housing migrants by "bringing forward proposals to provide accommodation at barracks in Catterick Garrison in his constituency".
"We now understand that the generals have said that they don't want a bunch of Afghans and Iraqis next to their squaddies, so nothing is happening with regard to illegal migrants being put there.
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