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Manston Inquiry Rebukes Jenrick Over Diphtheria Death

6/15/2026

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The Manston inquiry rebuked former immigration minister Robert Jenrick for refusing to provide evidence on the detention centre’s conditions.
Jenrick has not given a statement to the inquiry probing the Manston base, where a centre built for 1,600 people held up to 4,000 detainees with overflowing toilets and diphtheria.
Seema Syeda condemned Jenrick’s lack of cooperation, linking it to the death of asylum seeker Hussein Haseeb Ahmed from diphtheria detained.

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The Manston inquiry rebuked former immigration minister Robert Jenrick for refusing to provide evidence on the detention centre’s conditions.
Jenrick has not given a statement to the inquiry probing the Manston base, where a centre built for 1,600 people held up to 4,000 detainees with overflowing toilets and diphtheria.
Seema Syeda condemned Jenrick’s lack of cooperation, linking it to the death of asylum seeker Hussein Haseeb Ahmed from diphtheria detained.