Dangerous overcrowding at Manston asylum centre 'done deliberately'

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Sir Roger Gale discussed the conditions for migrants at the Manston asylum centre. The British politician claimed that the majority of the facilities such as catering and medical were good. But explained that there were currently simply far too many people there and that the situation should never have been allowed to get that way. Sir Roger Gale claimed that it has almost been developed deliberately.

Mr Robinson said: “The chief inspector said that he thought the conditions were dangerous and that the conditions in which some people were being held left him speechless.

“Is that a view you share?”

Sir Roger Gale told BBC Radio 4s Today Programme: “I don’t entirely share the inspector’s view.

“The food and catering facilities are excellent for care on the part of the people looking after people is good.

“The medical facilities are excellent!

“There are simply far too many people there and this situation should never have been allowed to develop and I’m not sure that it hasn’t almost been developed deliberately.”

Mr Robinson added: “Deliberately, why?”

Sir Richard Gale said: “It appears… I was told that the Home Office was finding it very difficult to secure hotel accommodation.

“I now understand that this was a policy issue and that the decision was taken not to book additional hotel space.

“Now Nick that’s like driving a car down a motorway, seeing the motorway clear ahead, then there’s a car crash and then suddenly there is a five-mile tailback.

“The car crash was the decision not to book more hotel space.”

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