Yet Ms Patel today told the Home Affairs Committee the court ruling was only relating to a "particular moment in time" and "guidance has been shifting since". And Home Office permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft admitted there are 103 asylum seekers in Napier Barracks today - of which 59 are in dormitories. But Ms Cooper, chair of the committee, fumed: "You guys just don’t learn lessons do you? (Image: PA)The pair were also in a stormy row as Ms Patel dodged questions about whether she'd seen advice against using dorms. Ms Patel added: “It is wrong to say we are not learning lessons”.

Source: Daily Mirror July 21, 2021 10:30 UTC