In a punchy statement, the home secretary countered claims she had blocked with the asylum seekers from a processing centre into hotels.
在一份有力的声明中, 内政大臣反驳了她阻止寻求庇护者从处理中心进入酒店的说法。
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Counterclaim
In civil procedure, a party's claim is a counterclaim if the defending party has previously (in the present action) made a claim against the claiming party.