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National Audit Office (NAO) investigators yesterday exposed more failings by G4S and Serco during an inquiry into the firms' use of private accommodation for asylum-seekers.
They found the scandal-hit companies had failed to meet contractual standards in some areas such as property conditions.
The government is now attempting to recover rebates worth £7 million due to poor performance.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE