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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

INSANE: Home office ignored warnings on diphtheria weeks before manston outbreak | Rare Historical Photos

Reuters

The government failed to act on a warning that asylum seekers in reception centres should be vaccinated against diphtheria, weeks before a man held at the overrun Manston site died, The Independent can reveal.

A major refugee charity has called for an independent inquiry into the facility, as the home secretary was accused of “putting anti-asylum rhetoric above safety” while Labour slammed a “chaotic” response.

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