Immigration

Labour to reopen immigration centres, add 290 beds

Labour is moving forward with reopening two immigration centres to boost removal rates to their highest since 2018. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the addition of 290 beds at Campsfield House and Haslar. Campsfield House, located in Oxfordshire, closed in 2019, while Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire, shut its doors in 2015. In 2022, the Conservative government proposed reopening these facilities…