Torture survivors may have been sent to Sussex asylum camp unlawfully, documentary reveals
The Guardian reports that a new undercover ITV documentary found asylum seekers housed at a controversial former military base in East Sussex were subjected to inadequate welfare checks, and that torture survivors may have been placed there unlawfully. The Guardian notes the site is run by a firm belonging to Graham King, whom it describes as the "asylum camp billionaire." It adds that mass accommodation sites are central to the government's plan to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.
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Torture survivors may have been sent to Sussex asylum camp unlawfully, documentary reveals
Undercover ITV report also shows inadequate welfare checks at ex-military base run by firm of asylum camp billionaire Graham King Asylum seekers accommodated at a controversial military base in East Sussex have been subjected to inadequate welfare checks, and torture survivors may have been placed there unlawfully, a new undercover documentary for ITV has revealed. Mass accommodation sites are central to the government’s plan to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers. For the documentary
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