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Asylum-seekers in Wales given undercooked rice and chicken, campaigners warn
An example of the food given to asylum seekers inside Penally camp

ASYLUM-SEEKERS at an ex-army camp in Pembrokeshire are being given undercooked rice and chicken with feathers still attached, campaigners have claimed. 

Local campaigners are demanding urgent changes to the “appalling” and “degrading” conditions at Penally camp where 250 asylum-seekers are being held. 

Reports of undercooked rice “swimming in water” and chicken served with feathers attached, are among the concerns raised. 

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