The Home Office has delayed plans to house 300 male asylum seekers at an army barracks in the Scottish Highlands .

The plans for Cameron Barracks in Inverness had received a backlash from Highland Council and some local residents.

The UK Government said while it was still “continuing to accelerate plans” to move asylum seekers to the Scottish site, as well as the Crowborough military base in East Sussex, it would wait until they were “fully operational and safe”.

In a statement, the Home Office said it would “not replicate the mistakes of the past where rushed plans led to unsafe and chaotic situations”.

Questions had previously been raised about the suitability of Cameron Barracks, which is in need of a £1.3 million refurbishment.

Around 300 men were set to be moved to the

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