Manston inquiry ties asylum centre failures to Number 10 role in halting hotel transfers
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The Manston inquiry heard Friday that Number 10 played a decision-making role when ministers paused hotel transfers for small-boat arrivals, linking top-level choices to racism, use of force and overcrowding at the Kent site between 1 June and 22 November 2022. Built for 1,600 people for up to 24 hours, Manston held about 4,000 unlawfully for weeks on insanitary floors; scabies and diphtheria broke out. Almost 200 detainees are participating, alongside former home secretaries Suella Braverman and Priti Patel.
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