UK Home Office faces calls to close barracks for asylum seekers

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UK Home Office faces calls to close barracks for asylum seekers

Opposition parties hit out at gagging of volunteers at camps in Folkestone and PenallyArmy barracks used to house asylum seekers should be opened to proper processes for transparency and accountability, the UK shadow home secretary has said, after it emerged the Home Office was attempting gag volunteers who have access to the site.Volunteers have been told they must sign confidentiality agreements underpinned by the Official Secrets Act if they …