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It highlighted the case of an 86-year-old who was left in a disused corridor for 36 hours.

Hundreds of asylum seekers could be placed in disused military sites, as part of efforts to achieve the prime minister's pledge to end hotel use.

Industrial sites, temporary accommodation and otherwise disused accommodation are also being considered.

In response to the report, a Home Office spokesperson said: "We have already taken action - closing hotels, slashing asylum costs by nearly £1 billion and exploring the use of military bases and disused properties."

The path is a disused railway line which has been converted to a popular walking and cycling route and is bound on either side by bushes and trees.