Protesters Gather Outside UK Immigration Centre

Around 50 protesters gathered outside an immigration facility in the UK county of Kent on Wednesday, demonstrating against what they called "wretched" conditions endured by thousands of migrations inside.

Manston — a former airfield in southeast England — is supposed to be a temporary processing centre where new arrivals spend 24 hours before moving on to longer-term accommodation, but refugee groups say some people have been stuck there for weeks.

Some families are sleeping in tents and there have been reported cases of diphtheria and scabies.

"We are here in solidarity with the thousands of people that are detained in this facility behind me," said Kay Marsh, a 31-year-old charity worker who attended the protest.

Another protester, Gerard Bay, brought four bags of toys that he handed over to security personnel at the entrance for children inside the facility.

The government said "large numbers" of people were being moved out of Manston on Tuesday to relieve pressure.

The number of asylum-seekers attempting to reach Britain by boat has increased steadily, and the system for considering applications has slowed to a crawl amid turmoil in the Conservative government, which recently appointed its third prime minister and third home secretary this year.

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