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'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

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‘Like a stalag’: local people condemn asylum seeker housing on Essex airbase

Residents of nearby village say water mains and sewers cannot cope with large numbers of arrivals at RAF Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK

Migrant barge not a floating prison, Home Office says

Officials were keen to stress efforts the department had made to allay the concerns of people in Portland as they led a tour of the vessel.

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3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK

Blow for Braverman as UK asylum ships ‘sent back’ after failure to find dock

Home secretary’s hopes of using cruise ships at Liverpool and Edinburgh docks dashed

The Independent UK

Ship to house asylum seekers near Edinburgh turned away after finding nowhere to dock

Two giant cruise ships set to house 1000 asylum seekers were unable to find anywhere to dock and have been returned to their owners.

The National (Scotland)

Ports rebuff UK plan to house asylum seekers on cruise ships

Government reportedly hands back two vessels to prior owners after ports in the Wirral, London and Scotland deny permission to dock

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Barges set to hold asylum seekers reported to have been refused berths

Government plans to house asylum seekers on barges hit choppy waters

Evening Standard

The illegal migration bill has passed, and here’s what will happen: children lost, abused and exploited

The new law will not act as the deterrent the UK government says it will – it just puts more vulnerable people in harm’s way, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge with less living space than an average parking bay arrives in Dorset

Two more vessels commissioned by Rishi Sunak have nowhere to dock and are ‘returned to owners’

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm – live: Barge arrives in Dorset as UN says Illegal Migration Bill is against international law

The first asylum seekers are expected to arrive on the Bibby Stockholm later this month

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Protests as barge to house 500 asylum seekers arrives in Dorset port

The accommodation barge arrived in Portland Port on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard

Bibby barge arrives in port after Government sees off challenge to asylum plans

The accommodation barge set to house 500 asylum seekers arrived in Portland Port on Tuesday morning.

The Independent UK

Barges could still be used for asylum seekers under Labour, says Cooper

Shadow home secretary’s comments come as Bibby Stockholm vessel heads to Dorset from Falmouth after a refit

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The National (Scotland)

Labour to keep Tory policy of housing asylum seekers in barges, shadow minister says

Barges and disused military bases could be used by Labour to house asylum seekers while the backlog in cases is being cleared, the shadow home…

The Independent UK

Labour refuses to rule out housing asylum seekers on barges

Yvette Cooper suggests vessels could be kept while Labour tries to clear asylum backlog

The Independent UK

Labour could use migrant barges while asylum backlog is tackled

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper declined to commit to immediately closing the widely criticised facilities if her party wins power.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers is on the move

Around 500 asylum seekers will be housed on the accommodation barge when it is moored in Portland, Dorset.

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The Guardian - UK

Legal challenge to plan to house asylum seekers in airbases gets go-ahead

Two councils and a local man say home secretary should not use ‘emergency’ planning rule at RAF Scampton and Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK

First asylum seekers brought to military base as challenges reach high court

Two councils seek judicial review of Home Office plans to accommodate thousands at two airfield sites

The Independent UK

‘Chilling effect’ if Jenrick statement used in airfield asylum case, court told

Two councils and a resident are seeking a legal challenge against the Home Office’s plans to house asylum seekers on airfields.

The Independent UK

First asylum seekers arrive at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex

The first arrivals are people who were brought to a processing facility in Kent over the weekend from small boat crossings.

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers moved to RAF base despite Home Office court battle over site

Migrants transported to RAF Wethersfield as Suella Braverman’s lawyers defend use of the site in High Court challenge

The Independent UK

Home Office admits its paying for 5,000 empty hotel rooms for asylum seekers

Official says ‘buffer’ necessary to avoid overcrowding in detention centre – despite prime minister’s pledge to ‘stop the boats’

The Independent UK

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers evicted from hotels ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’

Councils at ‘crisis point’ as they scramble to find housing for 8,000 Afghan asylum seekers

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