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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abbie Llewelyn

‘Rewriting rules’ on standards at migrant holding centre ‘like Soviet Union’

PA Wire

The Government “rewriting the rules” on the standards required at short-term holding facilities for migrants is “a bit like the Soviet Union”, Parliament heard.

Regulations introduced in December have created a new category of holding centre at Manston, Kent, that allows Channel migrants to be held for up to four days, up from 24 hours.

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