A city at migration breaking point: An unvarnished dispatch from Coventry – which saw over 22,000 arrivals from overseas in a single year – exposes how housing, schools and GPs are being placed under unbearable strain

 Outside the accident and emergency department in Coventry is a man in a wheelchair. He is in a pitiful state. His legs and feet are swollen, causing him intense pain, but more than anything else, he is exhausted.

His trip to A&E began the previous day when he spent six hours hoping to see a doctor before giving up and asking his father to drive him home, says liver patient Colin, 39.

He returned on Wednesday morning – when we encountered him – only to be told another 13-hour wait lay ahead....<<<Read More>>>...