Suicide attempts are reportedly rising at the asylum seeker site RAF Wethersfield. Reports from ITV News, supported by data from Helen Bamber Foundation and Doctors of the World UK, indicate shocking conditions inside the site. The Home Secretary has suggested that asylum seekers might be lying to further their own causes, despite the data on self-harm and suicide attempts coming from official sources. James Cleverly also echoed these sentiments, suggesting that asylum seekers are not being truthful about their suicidal tendencies. The situation has been described as a 'mental health crisis' at the site, with multiple incidents of self-harm and suicide attempts being reported. Anushka Asthana and Maya Bowles have been covering the story, including an incident where two men threatened to jump.
Moment two men threaten to jump at asylum-seeker ex-RAF base - amid warnings of a 'mental health crisis' at the site as number of self-harm and suicide attempts rises https://t.co/Xmd61dLfa8 https://t.co/UYl1MCuZEe
James Cleverly suggests asylum seekers are lying about being suicidal https://t.co/Tul9mYcpui
Do watch this report from @MayaBowles6 if you have time. The home sec suggests asylum seekers are lying and doing things they think will get them moved. But it is *their* data on self harm/suicide attempts https://t.co/gUdBxrLb26
EXCL with @AnushkaAsthana Suicide attempts are rising at asylum seeker site RAF Wethersfield But the home secretary says people are lying 'to further their own causes' We've seen evidence of shocking conditions inside the site With data from @HelenBamber + @DOTW_UK https://t.co/wyTkUKhElJ
‘Everyone was trying to kill himself’: Suicide attempts rising at asylum seeker site Wethersfield https://t.co/4zYYrLhkoD https://t.co/f522pD48wS
Suicide attempts are rising at asylum seeker site RAF Wethersfield, ITV News' @AnushkaAsthana and @MayaBowles6 report https://t.co/ODhJYDzB0n