The Latest Breaking News from Richard Drax

“Reparations have been paid for other wrongs and obviously far more quickly, far more speedily than reparations for what I consider the greatest atrocity and crime in the history of mankind: transatlantic chattel slavery.” So noted the eminent Jamaican international jurist Judge Patrick Robinson, when launching the 115-page Brattle Report…

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Dorset MP Richard Drax says ‘no key questions have been answered’ about barge in his constituency

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

Letters: Douglas Moffat says such a barge could be used by MPs to reduce their hotel and residence expenses, while Roger Williams suggests the Royal Docks for easy access for Home Office appointments. Plus letters from Peter Walker and Julian McNamara

With “natural ventilation and wi-fi connection throughout”, the barge can accommodate up to 506 people across 222 bedrooms

Estimates have put the overall price tag of the charter and the berthing at more than £20,000 a day

The Home Office has confirmed its plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm vessel docked at Portland Port in Dorset - but Tory MP Richard Drax says he is considering a legal challenge