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We have already seen the high levels of mental and physical health issues, including suicides, which existing substandard accommodation cause. The use of a cramped, rusting, barge will only increase these issues and put more people's lives at risk. #r4today 1/
Rather than continuing to waste money on cruel and inhumane policies, this government needs to start investing in the asylum system to process claims faster, and into communities to ensure everyone is supported, locals and asylum seekers alike. 2/
At some point this government, or the next, needs to recognise that policies of "deterrence" have been conclusively proven not to work, and in fact escalate exploitation. That means they are going to have to start actually putting money into the system to make it work. 3/
It is estimated that last year it would have cost roughly £20million to process the backlog. That is a fraction of the cost of all these unworkable policies being thrown around. It isn't just more humane, and legal, to have policies of protection. It is more cost effective. 4/
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