Wethersfield

During the general election campaign the prime minister said MDP Wethersfield, in Essex, which has been used to house single male migrants since 2023, needed "to close".

The BBC asked the prime minister three times when MDP Wethersfield would close, but he did not give a date.

A Home Office Spokesperson has said: "This government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain. That has inevitably meant difficult choices elsewhere in the short term, including increasing capacity at Wethersfield."

Currently the special development order that allows the government to use MDP Wethersfield to house asylum seekers expires in April 2027, but the government could extend its use beyond this date.

Two years on, what is it like for the local community and migrants living at MDP Wethersfield?