Asylum seeker recalls ‘worst experience of my life’ living in UK barracks

Eduardo spent more than a month living at Penally camp in Wales, one of two Ministry of Defence sites the Home Office has used to house asylum seekers

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021 - 08:00

Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent

An asylum seeker who fled gang violence and kidnap in his home country said being housed in military barracks in the UK was like “a really bad dream”.

Eduardo spent more than a month living at Penally camp in Wales, one of two Ministry of Defence sites the Home Office has used to house asylum seekers.