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Tories and Reform clash over migration as asylum centre is approved

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Chris Philp and Zia Yusuf trade barbs in Oxfordshire village planning legal action to block conversion of military base

Senior Tory and Reform politicians have clashed over immigration policy in the Oxfordshire village of Piddington after the government approved plans to convert a defence site into accommodation for asylum seekers.

Zia Yusuf and Chris Philp raised their voices and spoke over each other in front of TV cameras and locals for more than three minutes. Yusuf urged his fellow home affairs spokesperson to apologise for his record as a minister. Philp said they should instead “stand in solidarity with residents” and Yusuf should “read the room”.

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