Jon Featonby

“For people who have fled war and violence and come to the U.K. to be safe, being accommodated in such remote and unsettling environments only exacerbates their sense of insecurity,”

Jon Featonby · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

Jon Featonby of the Refugee Council criticized housing asylum seekers in remote military barracks.

“And as we've seen from other sites, they've undermined social cohesion.”

Jon Featonby · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

Featonby said similar sites have undermined social cohesion.