The Treasury has found £150m to build more large-scale asylum accommodation, but has not said how many sites, where they will be or what they will cost to run. In Piddington, Barnham and Linton-on-Ouse, residents have already discovered what that uncertainty means in practice. Chris Philp says the money proves Labour has “no intention whatsoever” of removing illegal immigrants. The published evidence suggests something more awkward: the government may be buying a costlier version of the system it promised to end.