Peter Harris, the leader of Essex County Council, said asylum seekers should be detained at the MDP [Ministry of Defence ...

Around six miles from Braintree sits the north Essex village of Wethersfield, once home to Reverend Patrick Brontë whose daughters are some of Britains ...

Protests are continuing in Essex after the Home Office confirmed that Wethersfield Asylum Centre will expand and remain in ...

Sir James Cleverly has slammed the government for breaking promises to residents over Wethersfield Asylum Centre.

The Home Office has informed Braintree District Council of its intention to increase the operational capacity of Wethersfield asylum centre near Braintree from 800 to 1,245 temporarily. The Home ...

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MDP Wethersfield in Essex is located about 10 miles from the nearest big town of Braintree A district council has said it will appeal against a High Court decision that paved the way for asylum ...

TWO councils opposing plans to house asylum seekers on disused airfields have been given the green light to bring a High Court challenge against the Home Office. Braintree District Council and a ...