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The Latest Breaking News on Hundreds of Afghans evacuated from Pakistan ‘dumped’ in military bases as UK scrambles to find them homes

Hundreds of Afghans evacuated from Pakistan ‘dumped’ in military bases as UK scrambles to find them homes

Exclusive: Some refugees said it was hard to leave bases and that they had been given little help to claim benefits or find a GP

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge ‘to cost more per head than hotels’ despite Home Office pledge to cut bill

The number of asylum seekers that can be housed on the Bibby Stockholm has been reduced to 425, according to a fire safety assessment

The Independent UK

Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as a ‘recipe for disaster’

Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he was concerned after hearing that asylum seekers are being kept in ‘prison-like’ conditions.

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Forcing asylum seekers into shared hotel rooms to cut costs is unsafe, Sunak warned in scathing report

Government has no ‘credible’ plan to end asylum hotels or clear backlog, says cross-party group of MPs

The Independent UK

Home Office facing legal action over RAF base housing asylum seekers in blow to plan to stop using hotels

Charity argues RAF Wethersfield is being used as a de facto detention centre and is not suitable as long-term accommodation

The Independent UK

Homeless migrants could end up in hotels again, LGA warns

The warning comes after it was announced that the number of hotels used to house migrants will be cut by 50 over the next three months.

The Independent UK

Home Office kicking asylum seekers out of hotels with one week’s notice, MP says

Stella Creasy said ‘no assistance’ is being provided, leading them to resort to local homeless shelters.

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Cutting asylum backlog will mean more homeless refugees, Glasgow council warns

City officials say Home Office has no clear idea where estimated 1,800 people granted refugee status will be housed in city

The Guardian - UK

50 hotels to stop housing migrants by January, minister announces

Robert Jenrick told MPs the process of ‘exiting’ the first tranche of accommodation would begin in the coming days

Evening Standard

Ministers expected to end deals with dozens of hotels housing asylum seekers

Plan intends to reduce £8m a day bill and is expected to focus on hotels in Conservative target seats

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers return to the Bibby Stockholm barge after legionella scare as protesters block entry

Just Stop Oil activists blocked a coach transporting migrants to the barge

The Independent UK

Chaotic scenes as first asylum seekers return to Bibby Stockholm barge

Just Stop Oil protesters block causeway and briefly halt coach carrying men to vessel in Portland port

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Bibby Stockholm: behold, the great floating fiasco

Editorial: Even as Suella Braverman dehumanises asylum seekers, she throws them into communities with next to no consultation

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers being told they will be able to return to Bibby Stockholm barge

The vessel, docked in Portland Port, has been out of use since August.

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office to send asylum seekers back to Bibby Stockholm barge

Notices say people will return to vessel next week, after legionella was found onboard in August

The Conversation

Suella Braverman warns of 'unmanageable' numbers of asylum seekers – the data shows we hardly take any

A migration “hurricane” is coming, Suella Braverman has warned. Speaking at the Conservative party conference, the home secretary claimed that without action by the Conservatives, millions more people will come to Britain, “uncontrolled and unmanageable”.

The Guardian - UK

I advised Starmer on his plan to ‘stop the boats’. This is why Labour’s policy will work

The Tories’ tactics are failing as asylum seekers continue to risk their lives in huge numbers. Our solution will address that, writes Thom Brooks, an adviser to the shadow home affairs team

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Home Office spending ‘around £8m’ per day on housing asylum seekers in hotels

THE Home Office is paying “around £8 million” per day for asylum seekers to be placed in hotels.

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The Guardian - UK

Cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels rises to £8m a day, says Home Office

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper calls daily bill ‘astronomical’ and accuses Tories of ‘utter failure’

The Independent UK

Migrant hotels bill climbs to £8m a day, according to Home Office accounts

The figure is higher than the £6 million daily cost cited by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in the Commons on Monday.

The Independent UK

UK now spending £8m a day housing migrants in hotels

The figure is a significant increase from a previous cost of £6m per day

The Guardian - UK

Animal welfare groups criticise American XL bullies ban, saying they’re ‘deeply concerned’ about lack of evidence – as it happened

PM says breed, responsible for series of attacks, will be banned once it has been properly defined

The Independent UK

Labour small boats scheme criticised as it sets out plans to cut asylum backlog

So-called ‘Nightingale courts’ will be used to speed-up asylum decisions, Sir Keir Starmer’s party said.

The Independent UK

Thousands of new staff would ‘cut asylum backlog and end hotel and barge use’

Sir Keir Starmer this week used a visit to The Hague in the Netherlands to push his party’s proposed solution to the small boats crisis.

The Guardian - UK

We were held on Suella Braverman’s Bibby Stockholm barge – and we’re terrified of going back there

We asylum seekers feel part of a cruel game being played by ministers, with little regard for us or public opinion, say two anonymous asylum seekers

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