KEY POINTS
- Footage from the ex-RAF Wethersfield base shows rats 'as big as cats', sewage leaks and dangerously unsanitary living conditions for asylum seekers.
- Reports reveal overcrowding, malnutrition and rodent infestations across multiple UK asylum hotels and military sites under Home Office contracts.
- Rights groups say the conditions amount to an 'open prison camp', urging the Government to end the use of deteriorating ex-military bases for accommodation
A former RAF site in Essex, now used to house more than 1,200 male asylum seekers, has come under renewed scrutiny after footage revealed rats 'as big as cats', leaking toilets and flooded hallways. The disturbing images, captured at the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Wethersfield base, show rodents scurrying under portacabins, blocked and broken toilets, and rubbish piled in rooms and corridors.
