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The Latest Breaking News from Manston

Border Force union joins legal action over conditions at Manston asylum centre

Exclusive: PCS joins action with charity and a woman placed at Kent processing centre for boat arrivals

The Guardian - UK

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

Home Office contractors removed for trying to sell drugs at Manston asylum centre

Exclusive: Staff disciplined after asylum seekers understood to have complained about attempts to sell them cannabis

The Guardian - UK

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Migrants ‘deserve to be treated with compassion and respect’ – Downing Street

Home Office minister Chris Philp earlier criticised the ‘cheek’ of complaints from ‘illegal’ migrants.

The Independent UK

‘Bit of a cheek’ for illegal migrants to start complaining, claims minister

Policing Minister says migrants entering UK illegally “don’t even have to come here”

Evening Standard

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

‘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

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Friday briefing: The grim reality of what happens to migrants after they leave detention

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary visits the Manston asylum processing centre, this is what vulnerable asylum seekers face on entering in the UK

The Guardian - UK

‘We were left by the road’: asylum seekers stranded in London describe experience

Two Afghans tell of how they were taken from Manston centre and left without accommodation or money

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners threaten legal action over conditions at Manston

Lawyers on behalf of Detention Action and a woman held at Manston have sent an urgent pre-action letter to the Home Office, the charity said.

The Independent UK

Tories face legal action over asylum chaos as 3,500 people still stuck at Manston

Robert Jenrick revealed the Government had received 'initial contact for a judicial review' and said he wanted to restore the facility back to 'acceptable humane conditions'

Daily Mirror

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

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

Asylum seekers ‘abandoned’ at London station

The group had been moved from the Manston processing centre, reports said.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Home Office made ‘massive error’ leaving migrants at London’s Victoria Station, claims charity worker

According to reports, 11 of the 40 migrants were left at Victoria station with ‘nowhere to go’

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 Independent UK

Senior MPs pile pressure on Braverman to outline plan to fix migrant crisis

Four parliamentary committee chairs have called for clarity on how the Home Office will cut the number of treacherous small boat crossings.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak admits migrant crisis is ‘serious and escalating problem’

The Prime Minister admitted that “not enough” asylum claims are being processed but insisted the Government is getting a grip on the situation

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Riot warning as crisis grows at overcrowded migrants centre

Unrest is spreading across Manston camp, custody officers warn

The Independent 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

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman created 'first refugee camp on British soil' warns senior Tory

The Home Secretary is accused of breaking the law by detaining new arrivals at a former military base in Kent for weeks on end and holding up the booking of hotel rooms

The Independent UK

Calls to clear asylum backlog amid concerns over conditions at Manston centre

Immigration minister admits decisions on asylum claims ‘taking too long’

Daily Mirror

Angry Tory brands Suella Braverman a 'thug' as damning watchdog says 'get a grip'

An anonymous former minister lashed out at Suella Braverman after she branded refugees an 'invasion' - just as a damning report said there are no beds or access to fresh air or exercise at the Manston holding centre

The Independent UK

Braverman faces down criticism over deepening migrant crisis

The Home Secretary described the numbers arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel as an ‘invasion on our southern coast’.

The Guardian - UK

Braverman says she ‘never ignored legal advice’ about housing asylum seekers

Home secretary says she ‘worked hard to find accommodation to relieve pressure’ at Manston centre in Kent

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