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Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to put migrants on ‘floatel’ barge in Dorset

‘We will look at any way we can stop this’, says Richard Drax

The Independent UK

Pictured: 1970s Mega-barge Bibby Stockholm Government wants to use to house 500 refugees

Leaked Home Office documents claimed plans to put asylum seekers on vessels were rejected last year - due to it being more expensive than using hotels

Evening Standard

Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar

The Guardian - UK

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No 10 denies using dog-whistle politics in grooming gangs crackdown

Rishi Sunak claims victims previously ignored ‘due to cultural sensitivity and political correctness’

The Guardian - UK

Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.

The Independent UK

NSPCC warns against framing grooming gangs problem as ethnicity-based

Sir Peter Wanless welcomes creation of taskforce but says ‘there must be a focus on more than just race’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak announces grooming gang crackdown as Tories accused of ‘dog whistle’ politics

Government wants ethnicity data to be used by new police taskforce

The Independent UK

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Efforts to tackle modern slavery ‘waning as transparency rules ignored’

Just 29% of organisations required to produce a modern slavery statement have submitted it to the Government registry for 2022, analysis found.

The Independent UK

Afghan woman who 'feared for her life' tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return to…

The National (Scotland)

Afghan woman living in Glasgow speaks of relief after visa refusal overturned

The Home Office had previously said Maryam did not meet the criteria for a new spousal visa, despite being married to a former British Army interpreter and speaking out against the Taliban.

Glasgow Live

Woman who feared being sent back to Afghanistan speaks of joy at staying in Scotland

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return.

Daily Record

Afghan woman tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Community activist Maryam has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights.

The Independent UK

Pictured: Three-storey barge that could become floating hotel for refugees

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

Daily Mirror

Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan

Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay

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The Guardian - UK

Death of detainee near Heathrow prompts immigration detention crisis fears

Frank Ospina’s death followed by reports of suicide attempts by other detainees at immigration centre

Glasgow Live

Glasgow MP wins battle to save woman from being sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused

Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, has won her fight to stop constituent Maryam Amiri from being sent back to Afghanistan where the advocate for women's rights faces danger

Evening Standard

Council launches legal action against Home Office’s ‘irrational’ asylum seeker plan

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Legal action launched over Home Office plan to house asylum seekers at RAF base

West Lindsey District Council says plans to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers is ‘irrational’

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Wales Online

Council launches legal action against Home Office's plans to turn RAF base into asylum accommodation

West Lindsey District Council declares the decision to house 2,000 asylum seekers at RAF Scampton as 'irrational'

The Independent UK

Council launches legal action against Home Office over asylum accommodation

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers.

The National (Scotland)

Scots Tory MP moans as asylum seekers housed in his constituency

A SCOTTISH Tory MP has hit out at asylum seekers being sent to his constituency – despite the UK Government routinely accusing Scotland of not…

The Guardian - UK

Afghan refugees told to leave London say they lost jobs and school places

GCSE pupils struggling to complete education and NHS appointments lost after move to Wetherby in Yorkshire

Daily Record

Bathgate hotel insists it won't be used to house asylum seekers despite rumours

It is the second time within a year the hotel has had to quash rumours that it will used

The Guardian - UK

Home Office accused of building delays into plan to speed asylum claims

Questionnaire system at heart of effort to reduce backlog is ‘fundamentally flawed’, say immigration lawyers

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian hotel will not be used to house asylum seekers, manager says

It is the second time with a year that a Bathgate hotel has had to quash rumours that it will used by Home Office contractors

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