It comes after the MP for Wetherby and Easingwold met with Home Office officials to discuss the controversial plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at the former RAF site. RECOMMENDED READING:'Simply unsuitable' - councillor to question Home Office on asylum seeker plans'Wrong proposal in wrong location': council demands rethink over Linton asylum bidHe said: “I have been clear with the Home Secretary and her officials that Linton-on-Ouse is the wrong plan in the wrong place. It is understood that the government hopes large former military sites will play an “important role” in reducing the pull factors for asylum seekers entering the UK illegally. The MP said he was working with the community of Linton-on-Ouse on penning a technical, detailed objection to the proposal. The population of asylum seekers in hotels has fallen by 35 per cent in the last year and by 63 per cent from the peak of 56,000 in 2023.