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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Manston asylum centre could be overwhelmed again, watchdog says

Manston immigration short-term holding facility in Thanet, Kent.
Overcrowding at Manston asylum centre, in Kent, last October resulted in cases of infectious diseases and outbursts of violence. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Suella Braverman is facing the “real danger” that conditions for asylum seekers held at Manston processing facility will once again become inhumane and dangerous, the immigration watchdog has found.

David Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said the Kent asylum centre, which became overcrowded and disease-ridden last year, could again become overwhelmed because ministers and officials in the Home Office were unable to say where they planned to house at least 55,000 people arriving by small boats this year.

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