An asylum seeker documented people ‘scratching’ and ‘itching’ themselves as senior Tory MP said site was a ‘breach of humane conditions’
Migrants detained in overcrowded detention centres have complained of scabies and diphtheria in what has been described by a senior Tory MP as “a breach of humane conditions”.
In undercover footage taken by an asylum seeker who spent 15 days at the Manston migrant processing site, he has documented the “wretched” conditions he endured whilst sleeping in a tent with 120 people. The asylum seeker said he saw people “scratching” and “itching” themselves.
“I’m seeing lots of people that have problems, ill problems, scratching problems. I’ve seen more than three people that have the itching problem,” he told The News Movement website.
Despite their worrying signs, they were still kept together in the tents, where he also described people sleeping in chairs and sharing blankets to sleep with on the floor.