Patel also asked to officials to look at the possibility of building an asylum centre on St Helena, where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled.
But the Foreign Office pushed back - citing the damage on relations with British Overseas Territories. https://www.ft.com/content/ff1dc189-5531-4d81-8d17-7f332596f2cd">https://www.ft.com/content/f...
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One ally of Patel says: “The home secretary would not want something like this.”
But “we have been looking at how other countries have been dealing with this issue. We have been scoping everything. No decisions have been made by ministers.” https://www.ft.com/content/ff1dc189-5531-4d81-8d17-7f332596f2cd">https://www.ft.com/content/f...
But “we have been looking at how other countries have been dealing with this issue. We have been scoping everything. No decisions have been made by ministers.” https://www.ft.com/content/ff1dc189-5531-4d81-8d17-7f332596f2cd">https://www.ft.com/content/f...