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The government is facing renewed calls to tackle the UK’s migrant crisis following reports this week of severe overcrowding at an asylum processing centre in Kent.

The situation at the Manston centre appeared to reach breaking-point following a petrol bomb attack on Sunday on a Border Force immigration centre in Dover. Hundreds of migrants were moved to Manston, pushing the total number of people being held at the former RAF base to more than double the intended 1,600 maximum capacity.

After being accused of acting unlawfully by allowing the dangerous overcrowding, embattled Home Secretary Suella Braverman vowed to fix the UK’s “broken” asylum system.

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also insisted that he and his ministers were “going to fix” the system, during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. But how the government plans to do so remains to be seen.

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Need a reminder of some of the other headlines over the past seven days?

• The Bank of England announced a historic interest hike of 0.75%, as latest data revealed that UK house prices have fallen for the first time since July 2021
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz headed to China for a high-stakes visit that is the first by an EU leader to the Asian superpower since the start of the pandemic
• Donald Trump dropped another heavy hint that he may run for the White House in 2024, days before US voters head to the polls for the midterm elections
• A 23 year-old woman from London became the first blind and black female barrister in Britain.