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Home Office has ‘blood on its hands’ over death of Manston detainee, campaigners claim
A view of the Manston immigration short-term holding facility located at the former Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Thanet, Kent. Picture date: Monday November 14, 2022.
HOME SECRETARY Suella Braverman has been accused of having “blood on her hands” after a man who was being processed at the Manston facility died at the weekend.
The Home Office said the man was taken to hospital on Friday evening after becoming “unwell” at the Kent processing centre, but died on Saturday morning.
He had arrived in Britain by small boat on November 12, according to reports.
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