Self-harm and suicide attempts are among over 400 incidents recorded at the government’s flagship asylum camp last year - focusing a spotlight on the “highly dangerous” conditions at the site that Sir Keir Starmer tried to shut down.
The controversial RAF base MDP Wethersfield, which has been criticised by Sir Keir and former Conservative home secretaries Priti Patel and James Cleverly, is being expanded despite an ongoing legal challenge amid reports of a “mental health crisis” among asylum seekers living there.
