The Latest Breaking News from Wethersfield

Private Security Now Patrolling Essex After Women Say Migrants Make Them Feel Unsafe – Should the Rest of Britain Follow?

Essex has launched a three-month trial of private security patrols in three town centres amid concerns linked to Wethersfield asylum accommodation.

International Business Times UK · Sep 15

Reform UK council to spend £150k on security guards in areas near asylum base

Essex County Council said the ‘operatives’ would be introduced to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents.

Evening Standard · Aug 29

Reform UK council to hire security over ‘daily gatherings of asylum seekers’

Guards will patrol city and town centres amid concerns about daily ‘bussing’ of asylum seekers, Essex County Council said

The Independent UK · Aug 29

Government ‘unlawfully’ housed asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield – High Court

Four former residents of RAF Wethersfield brought legal action against the Home Office.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Suicide attempts and self harm among hundreds of reported incidents at ‘highly dangerous’ UK asylum camp

Exclusive: More than one incident at day at asylum camp branded ‘an unmitigated disaster’

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

‘I felt like I was in a cage’: Flagship asylum site Wethersfield should not house migrants, court told

Charities say a mental health crisis is unfolding among migrants at the Wethersfield asylum site in Essex

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Good riddance, Bibby Stockholm. Now let’s ditch all of the UK’s other cruel asylum gimmicks

Awful testimony is emerging from another accommodation centre in Essex, reflecting a culture of cruelty and carelessness, says the writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Hunger strikes and suicide attempts as asylum seekers claim Essex site is ‘like prison’

Helen Bamber Foundation report finds ‘growing feelings of desperation’ among camp’s 600 residents

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Life inside Essex’s ‘prison-like’ asylum seeker site Wethersfield

Exclusive: Residents at the Wethersfield asylum site in Essex speak to Holly Bancroft about the mental health crisis unfolding inside

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2024

James Cleverly suggests asylum seekers are lying about being suicidal

Human rights charities condemn home secretary’s comments about MDP Wethersfield and say the site is ‘acutely harmful’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024