BBCNEWS Ros Atkins On The Week July 7, 2024
atkins on the week the village of manston is a short drive from the kent coast stop down the road as the port of ramsgate. in the village itself there is a church and the jolly farmer pub and next door is the airfield and, because of that, manston has been welcoming new arrivals for years. in the 20s the students arrive for pilot training, in the 50s it was used as a base to carry out drills. now as an airfield it is hosting new arrivals again. thousands are coming across the channel by small boat. many are taking to this facility. you have an asylum system completely gridlocked. as ...