Asylum base condemned by home secretary moves ‘torture victims’ into hotels

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The migrants, who were being [housed at RAF Wethersfield](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvcmFmLXdldGhlcnNmaWVsZC1taWdyYW50cy1yb2JlcnQtamVucmljay1ob3RlbHMtYjI0MzU5MDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGMwZGJyZzB6ODkxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), were quietly sent to hotels after the [Home Office](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaG9tZS1vZmZpY2U_bGlkPTh6ZzVrcWJod3RobiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDkvMDEvMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZux_5xl3bcPR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) admitted it was an unsuitable place for them to stay. The former airbase in Essex has been described as an “open prison camp”, with desperate migrants attempting suicide, going on hunger strike and trying to set themselves on fire, according to testimony from asylum seekers inside. It is also the subject of a legal challenge launched by refugee charity Care4Calais. 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~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9vZnN0ZWQtcnV0aC1wZXJyeS1kZXBhcnRtZW50LWZvci1lZHVjYXRpb24tYjI0NzIwMTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9NWp3Y3B6Y2tidHY1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 5/ [Snow blankets UK as Met Office forecasts temperatures plunging to -9C in week-long cold snap](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd2VhdGhlci93ZWF0aGVyLWZvcmVjYXN0LXNub3ctdWstbWV0LW9mZmljZS1iMjQ3NTM4Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1jNWtlb3k4MndrM3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) It comes as some areas are still grappling with flooding following Storm Henk, leaving communities in fear of a widespread freeze.   THE BIG QUESTION ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvZ292ZXJubWVudC1uZXctY2hpbGRjYXJlLXNjaGVtZS1lbGlnaWJpbGl0eS1iMjQ3NDQxMS5odG1sP2xpZD01NWVhNTdoZHlid2kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Are you eligible for the government’s new free childcare scheme?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvZ292ZXJubWVudC1uZXctY2hpbGRjYXJlLXNjaGVtZS1lbGlnaWJpbGl0eS1iMjQ3NDQxMS5odG1sP2xpZD1kMGZleG44Y2s0cHgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The [government](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZ292ZXJubWVudD9saWQ9YTZybnkyMG0wN2pzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)’s new [free childcare plan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvZnJlZS1jaGlsZGNhcmUtMTUtaG91cnMtbnVyc2VyeS1iMjQ3Mzc3My5odG1sP2xpZD13dzY4ZmN4NGdnZ3gmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)is expected to roll out this year with the first [stage of applications](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvcG9saXRpY3MvcG9saXRpY3MtZXhwbGFpbmVkL25hdGlvbmFsLWluc3VyYW5jZS10YXgtY3V0LWplcmVteS1odW50LWIyNDczOTY5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWR4Z3EyNHM5ZzRubSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDkvMDEvMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZux_5xl3bcPR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)having opened on 2 January. The plan will be rolled out in stages, starting in [April this year.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci1ub3J0aC13ZXN0LWRhdmlkLWx5bmNoLW1wcy1iMjQ3Mzc5NS5odG1sP2xpZD1rdGZtOTlmZDlqYmcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The current scheme provides [30 hours of free childcare](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9yaXNoaS1zdW5hay1wYXQtbWNmYWRkZW4tbGFib3VyLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtb2xpdmVyLWRvd2Rlbi1iMjQ3MzAyMS5odG1sP2xpZD0ybXczMDB1bDd1em0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)to eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds in England. [Read the full article](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvZ292ZXJubWVudC1uZXctY2hpbGRjYXJlLXNjaGVtZS1lbGlnaWJpbGl0eS1iMjQ3NDQxMS5odG1sP2xpZD1vNnlpY3Q1azU1dXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LzAxLzIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWbsf-cZd23D0dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Watch / [Keir Starmer criticises government’s response to flooding: ‘Not good enough’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy91ay13ZWF0aGVyLXN1bmFrLWZsb29kcy1zdGFybWVyLWIyNDc1MDA5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTdsOGc5djlmdjgzNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDkvMDEvMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZux_5xl3bcPR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy91ay13ZWF0aGVyLXN1bmFrLWZsb29kcy1zdGFybWVyLWIyNDc1MDA5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXRvazl4NHkxYmtsNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDkvMDEvMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZux_5xl3bcPR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The Independent Debate The Independent Debate [Are you pro or anti-Wetherspoons?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvd2V0aGVyc3Bvb25zLXNwb29ucy10aW0tbWFydGluLWtuaWdodGhvb2QtYjI0NzUxOTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9enFxcXBqYWduNDBrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The cheap-and-and-cheerful chain boasts inexpensive pints, straightforward food and quirky decor - but it really isn’t for everyone. [We want to know where you stand.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvd2V0aGVyc3Bvb25zLXNwb29ucy10aW0tbWFydGluLWtuaWdodGhvb2QtYjI0NzUxOTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9NmtmcHk2aWU0YjQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Does Wetherspoons provide a crucial cheap hub for social gatherings during the cost of living crisis? Or has the brand done more damage than good?           [Share your opinion and read the full debate here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvd2V0aGVyc3Bvb25zLXNwb29ucy10aW0tbWFydGluLWtuaWdodGhvb2QtYjI0NzUxOTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGRhYjlod3Qzcjl6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) NUMBER OF THE DAY 351,915 The number of people applying for asylum in [Germany](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZ2VybWFueT9saWQ9YWJkdmpudnYxNWFhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) last year rose to 351,915, an increase of 51.1 percent compared [with the year before](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1taWdyYXRpb24tYXN5bHVtLXBsYW4tZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDQzNjc2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXByd3ZvZDFodTUxZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDkvMDEvMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZux_5xl3bcPR1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaW1taWdyYXRpb24tYXN5bHVtLXNlZWtlcnMtZ2VybWFueS1taWdyYXRpb24tYjI0NzUwMTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9dWNrNnhyOXZvNDhtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) QUOTE OF THE DAY “We must end this horror’’ - Actor and musician [Idris Elba](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnf4SxP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaWRyaXMtZWxiYT9saWQ9MmszZzRyZTZsenFwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS8wMS8yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplm7H_nGXdtw9HUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is calling for the immediate banning of machetes and so-called zombie knives as he backs a new campaign to fight knife crime. 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