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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Flora Thompson

Military barracks housing asylum seekers ‘must close with immediate effect’

PA Wire

The Home Office has failed to tackle “fundamental problems” with housing asylum seekers at Napier Barracks and the site should be shut down immediately, according to MPs and peers.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention reiterated calls for the closure of the 130-year-old military site, which has been dogged by allegations of poor conditions, after a visit in February.

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