Tuesday 29 September 2020

Priti Patel looked at idea of sending asylum seekers to South Atlantic

Home secretary asked officials to see if applicants could be processed on isolated St Helena

A Whitehall brainstorming session prompted by Priti Patel led to the idea being floated of sending asylum seekers to a volcanic island in the South Atlantic, the Guardian understands.

The Financial Times reported that the home secretary had asked officials to look into the idea of processing asylum seekers on Ascension Island, an isolated volcanic British territory, and on St Helena, which is part of the same island group but 800 miles away.

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