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More ‘highly vulnerable’ asylum seekers found sleeping rough in central London

Latest group are among scores of people removed from Manston immigration centre in Kent by Home Office with no offer of shelter

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Home Office minister criticises ‘cheek’ of complaints from illegal migrants

Chris Philp made the comment amid chaos at Manston migrant base in Kent, which he said was legally compliant.

The Independent UK

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No 10 distances itself from minister’s remark about asylum seekers’ ‘cheek’

Chris Philp’s comments spark row as government faces pressure to fix ‘chaos’ at Manston refugee centre

The Guardian - UK

‘Bit of a cheek’ for migrants to complain about conditions at overcrowded Manston, says minister OLD

Centre in Kent being expanded to take more than 1,600 people arriving across the Channel

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan calls for urgent review after asylum seekers stranded in London

Mayor tells Suella Braverman of his shock at people from Manston facility being left cold and hungry in capital

The Guardian - UK

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…

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Independent UK

Embattled Home Secretary visits migrant facilities in bid to grip crisis

Suella Braverman was touring several sites in Kent on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

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Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

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

‘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

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

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

The Independent UK

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

Council chiefs wrote to Suella Braverman setting out their concerns.

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