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Brook House migrant centre health services at 'breaking point'

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83% Informative

Fights and assaults at Brook House immigration removal centre increased five-fold since last inspection.

More than a third of detainees said they had felt suicidal at the site at some point.

Home Office said "robust action" was being taken to improve standards across facilities.

A man died in hospital after being detained at the centre in November 2023 .

VR Score

87

Informative language

89

Neutral language

36

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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