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Migrant begs for help in message in a bottle

Migrants being held in the Manston processing centre have begged for help as they described the conditions as a “prison”.A young girl threw a bottle containing a letter over the perimeter fence to a PA news agency photographer on Wednesday afternoon which claimed there were pregnant women and sick detainees…

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022

Embattled Home Secretary visits migrant centres in bid to grip crisis

Suella Braverman dodged questions from the press during her trip to Kent.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Here’s the best way for Britain to solve the migrant crisis: give them work visas

The UK needs new workers and people want to come here. The real problem is populist politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

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Downing Street defends Home Secretary’s use of helicopter during Kent visit

According to defence analysts writing for the UK Defence Journal, a Chinook costs about £3,500 per hour to fly.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Suella Braverman flies 19 miles to Manston asylum centre by Chinook helicopter

Home Secretary Suella Braverman travelled the short distance from Dover to Manston - 30 minutes in a car - by £30 million, twin-rotor support aircraft - so she could look at the Channel coastline. There weren't any boats.

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Embattled Suella Braverman takes Chinook to visit migrant facilities in bid to grip crisis

Suella Braverman was touring several sites in Kent on Thursday

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022

Updown girl: DNA research shows ancient Britain was more diverse than we imagined

When you imagine life for ordinary people in ancient Britain, you’d be forgiven for picturing quaint villages where everyone looked and spoke the same way. But a recent study could change the way historians think about early medieval communities.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

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This Kent migrant crisis proves it: the cruel ‘hostile environment’ policy lives on

How can our leaders celebrate the lives of migrants who arrived 50 years ago, yet be so inhumane towards those who need help now, asks Oxfam’s Danny Sriskandarajah

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Embattled Home Secretary visits migrant facilities in bid to grip crisis

Suella Braverman was touring several sites in Kent on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Braverman heads to Dover as pressure mounts to get a grip on migrant chaos

Suella Braverman’s handling of the situation has been backed by Rishi Sunak but she remains under pressure.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Manston asylum centre not operating legally, concedes minister

Immigration minister says legal action has begun on behalf of some detainees in Kent processing centre

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Dumping Manston migrants at London station ‘massive error’, Home Office official admits OLD

‘Let’s get this sorted,’ official tells charity – but councils say migrants also dumped at Kent train stations

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Home Office 'dumps cold and hungry asylum seekers in central London' ahead of major storm

About 40 people were taken by bus from the Manston migrant centre in Kent, but 11 of them had nowhere to go after being dropped off at Victoria railway station without jackets and wearing flip-flops on Tuesday night

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Braverman under pressure to fix migrant crisis as legal threat looms

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick estimated about 3,500 people remained at the Manston facility in Kent on Wednesday night.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

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The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Home Office to face legal battle over conditions at Manston migrant centre

Kent council chiefs warn they are ‘at breaking point’ trying to cope as hotels booked up

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

‘We need your help’: young girl throws note over fence at Manston

Letter in a bottle from overcrowded Kent processing centre compares facilities to prison and says sick people are held there

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Girl throws message in a bottle over fence of Manston migrant facility begging for help

The letter described the conditions at the migrant processing centre in Kent as a 'prison' and claimed there were pregnant women and sick asylum seekers detained at the facility

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Home Office leaves asylum seekers from Manston stranded in central London

Exclusive: People who had been held at Kent centre left ‘stressed and disoriented’ at Victoria station for hours, some in flip-flops

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The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Home Secretary told Kent is at ‘breaking point’ over migrant crisis

Council chiefs wrote to Suella Braverman setting out their concerns.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022

Migrant girl held at Manston begs for help with message in a bottle

A young girl threw a letter in a bottle over the fence of the Kent processing centre to a PA news agency photographer

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

‘Please help us’: Migrants’ plea in letter thrown over fence of Manston immigration facility OLD REDIRECTED

Overcrowded unit ‘like a prison’ say detainees in plea to media and aid groups

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

Suella Braverman's talk of a refugee 'invasion' is a dangerous political gambit gone wrong

When someone hears the UK home secretary speaking about “stopping the invasion on our southern coast”, they might be forgiven for thinking Britain is at war. Suella Braverman’s description of refugees landing at Kent as an “invasion” is an unprecedented comment from a government minister speaking in parliament.

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

What is the Manston asylum centre?

Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but is already struggling with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings

The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2022

Hundreds moved from immigration centre amid overcrowding concerns

HUNDREDS have been moved out of an immigration centre in Kent following concerns it had become dangerously overcrowded.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022

London politics latest live: Rishi Sunak says Suella Braverman ‘getting on with the job’ as he is pressed on ‘broken’ asylum system

The Prime Minister had earlier insisted he needed to focus on ‘depressing domestic challenges’

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