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By Charlotte McLaughlin for MailOnline
Villagers who face being outnumbered two to one by asylum seekers say they are still in the dark about Priti Patel's plans for a new processing centre they fear will destroy their community.
Residents in Linton-on-Ouse, which contains just 700 registered voters, have been stunned by plans to house more than 1,500 refugees at the former RAF airbase in the middle of the village.
They also speak of their concern over the lack of facilities where one shop sells mainly newspapers, there is no police presence and a 'failing' sewage system.
Speaking to the MailOnline residents also said it was the 'wrong plan in the wrong place' which will see hundreds of 'young men roaming around the village' and blamed Priti Patel for trying to turn their home into France's 'Calais Jungle'.
The news comes as the government's new asylum seekers policy will see people flown 4,000 miles away to Rwanda to have their claims processed following a £120 million deal with the African country.
Villagers are also backing the local council who is set to mount a legal challenge against the plan that will see locals 'outnumbered' two-to-one and has already instructed lawyers to prepare arguments.
The North Yorkshire village of Linton-on-Ouse. The community of around 700 could be joined by as many as 1,500 asylum seekers housed in a reception centre in a former RAF base
Villagers such as Linda Scarbro (left) and Peter Baritt (right) are concerned by the plan to house 1,500 asylum seekers. Mrs Scarbro, 68, pictured, said the plan has come out 'as a bolt from the blue' while Mr Baritt says the former RAF base should be 'returned to agriculture
Linda Scarbro, 68, a retired
