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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Jenrick rebuked for not providing evidence to asylum detention inquiry

Robert Jenrick gestures with his hand as he speaks while sitting behind a table in a TV studio.
A spokesperson for Robert Jenrick said he would provide a statement ‘in due course’. Photograph: Shutterstock

The former Conservative immigration minister Robert Jenrick has been rebuked by the chair of an inquiry for failing to provide vital evidence about conditions for small boat arrivals at a controversial processing centre.

The independent Manston inquiry was set up to examine the events surrounding the detention of thousands of people who arrived by small boat between 1 June 2022 and 22 November 2022 and were held at a former military base in Manston, Kent.

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