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Priti Patel set to propose new Ascension Island reception centre for UK asylum seekers

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Priti Patel set to propose new Ascension Island reception centre for UK asylum seekers

Priti Patel set to propose new Ascension Island reception centre for UK asylum seekers

New ‘nationality and borders bill’ would allow for migrants arriving in UK without permission to be sent off to island in the middle of Atlantic ocean.

But critics say new legislation could see thousands of refugees with valid reasons turned away from Britain.


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