Manston staff asked to work overtime amid record number of small boat arrivals | Manston asylum centre
By: Diane Taylor | Published: 2025-06-01 14:50:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Staff at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent have been asked to work overtime to deal with the record number of small boat arrivals, the Guardian has learned.
The 11th-hour appeal to staff on Saturday evening to work was circulated by Management And Training Corporation (MTC), one of the Home Office’s contractors on the site near Ramsgate, due to concerns about not having enough staff on duty.
More than 1,100 migrants arrived after crossing the Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year. The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 people arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811.
This is 42% higher than the same point last year (10,448) and 95% up from the same point in 2023 (7,610). It is still lower…
