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The UK considered sending asylum seekers 4,000 miles (more than 6,000 kilometers) away to detention centers in its remote overseas territories in the South Atlantic, but the idea, described as "ridiculous" by the opposition, was later discarded, as revealed by the

Financial Times.

According to the document, the Ministry of the Interior considered the construction of centers to host and detain igrants on the volcanic islands of Ascensión and Santa Elena, after having analyzed how other countries addressed the problems of illegal migration.

However, Interior Secretary

Priti Patel

dropped the plan after officials were consulted on the feasibility of sending asylum seekers to these locations.

"This ridiculous idea is inhumane, completely impractical and outrageously expensive," Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Labor Party Interior spokesman, said on Twitter.

On the other hand, a Home Office source said Britain had a long history of offering shelter to those in need of protection.

"Tens of thousands of people have rebuilt their lives in the UK and we will continue to provide safe and legal routes in the future," said the source.

"As ministers have said, we are developing plans to reform the policies and laws around illegal migration and asylum to ensure that we can provide protection to those in need, while preventing abuse of the system and the criminality associated with it. "said the source.

There has been an increase in the number of immigrants arriving in Britain this year, with media reports suggesting that

around 1,500 people crossed the English Channel in small boats

and boats in August alone.

In total, there were more than 32,000 asylum applications in the UK this year (as of June 2020).

The Financial Times reveals that the British government's idea was influenced by former Australian Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

, who was appointed UK trade adviser earlier this month.

Australia has used offshore detention centers on the Pacific islands of Nauru and on Manus in Papua New Guinea.

Australia's policies and management of these detention centers have been repeatedly criticized by the United Nations and human rights groups.

Asylum seekers intercepted at sea and sent to camps will never be able to settle in Australia, even if they are found to be genuine refugees.

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