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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Overcrowding and racism at Manston asylum centre linked to government decisions, inquiry hears

A barrier and checkpoint block the road at the Manston migrant processing centre
The Manston arrivals and processing centre at a former military base near Ramsgate. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

A catalogue of failures including racism, use of force and chronic overcrowding at a Home Office processing site for people who arrive on small boat were linked to decisions made at the highest level of government, an independent inquiry has heard.

The government commissioned the Manston independent inquiry to look at problems under the Conservative government between 1 June and 22 November 2022 at the facility in Kent.

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