Labour initially vowed to close the asylum site at RAF Wethersfield before setting out plans to increase its capacity ...

an asylum seeker at Wethersfield says A migrant staying at the Wethersfield asylum centre in north Essex says there is “almost nightly fighting” between different nationalities. The BBC has ...

MDP [Ministry of Defence Police] Wethersfield ... impact of using these sites on a temporary basis." Town centre hotel to stop housing asylum seekers Four charged in people smuggling probe ...

It comes after a 2021 Ministry of Defence report on the Wethersfield base’s suitability as asylum accommodation warned the site was “likely to have a high risk” of UXO in parts of the site.

He proudly shared success stories, like two sisters who were asylum seekers and trained with Haven. Usman added: “After gaining refugee status, they got hired at Costa Coffee. It’s proof that refugees ...