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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

No contract in place to house 1,800 asylum seekers off Wirral

The plans have been widely condemned by politicians in the area

Liverpool Echo

Asylum centres may be fast-tracked without approval of local planners

The provision follows controversy about the planned use of barges and disused military bases to cope with the large number of migrants.

The Independent UK

Home Office expects to support up to 140,000 asylum seekers after record Channel crossings

Home secretary’s lawyers tell High Court situation is ‘emergency’ as council battles asylum camp at RAF base

The Independent UK

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Britain expects up to 56,000 immigrants to arrive in small boats this year

Britain is anticipating that 56,000 migrants will cross the Channel in small boats to its shores this year, court documents show, meaning it would be need to house as many as 140,000 asylum seekers.

Reuters

Tory council begins court fight with Government over planned migrant camp

A Essex council has begun a legal fight with the Home Office over plans to house thousands of asylum seekers at a former RAF base.

Evening Standard

'A clear attempt to divide us' - furious Metro Mayor slams government's Mersey asylum seeker boat plan

Steve Rotheram blasts Home Secretary for 'PR gimmick to grab sensationalist headlines'

Liverpool Echo

Asylum Seeker Mersey boat plan condemned as 'inhumane'

Wirral's MPs have vowed to fight plans to house as many as 1800 asylum seekers on 'floating prison' near Birkenhead

Liverpool Echo

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1800 asylum seekers could be housed on vessel moored off Wirral

Local politicians and charities hit out at 'deplorable' plans

Liverpool Echo

Send a money-saving barge up the Thames

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

The Guardian - UK

Tories believe Channel crossings will INCREASE despite PM's pledge to 'stop the boats'

Ministers are under pressure to clamp down on people-smuggling gangs as record numbers of migrants are expected to risk their lives making perilous journeys in small boats

Daily Mirror

Portland Port insists its ‘business as usual’ amid migrant barge controversy

The Dorset port has agreed to provide berthing space for a vessel on which the government is looking to house hundreds of asylum seekers

Birmingham Post

Home Office admits no evidence to support key claim on small boat crossings

Exclusive: UK government concedes it cannot substantiate assertion that majority crossing Channel are economic migrants

The Guardian - UK

Use of barges and RAF sites to house migrants is evidence of failure – Starmer

The Government should focus on tackling the backlog of asylum claims, the Labour leader said.

The Independent UK

The cost of housing asylum seekers examined

With the UK struggling to process record numbers of asylum seekers arriving on its shores, questions continue to be asked about the cost of the country’s immigration policy.

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The Guardian - UK

Dorset asylum seeker barge will not be like a prison, says minister

But Richard Holden also says efforts will be made to avoid people needing to leave port to access local services

Birmingham Post

Home office confirms plans to house asylum seekers on barge at Dorset's Portland Port

The barge, called the Bibby Stockholm, will be berthed in Portland Port for at least 18 months

The Guardian - UK

Plans for new sites in UK for asylum seekers ‘risk humanitarian catastrophe’

About 170 organisations warn ministers not to put people in military bases, barges and ferries around the country

Bangkok Post

UK leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers

LONDON - Britain on Wednesday announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge, as the government seeks cost-cutting measures and deterrents for arrivals crossing the Channel.

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Wales Online

Barge plan confirmed to house 500 asylum seekers for at least 18 months

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

Al Jazeera

British government leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers

The barge, docked in Portland Port, is to accommodate single adult men while their asylum claims are processed.

The National (Scotland)

'Ministerial cruelty': Tories slammed for leasing barge to house asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm vessel will hold 500 asylum seekers for at least 18 months - a move condemned by human rights groups

Evening Standard

Barge will be used to house 500 UK asylum seekers, Home Office confirms

The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm will provide ‘basic and functional accommodation’, healthcare provision and catering facilities.

The Independent UK

Barge leased to house 500 asylum seekers off Dorset coast, despite Tory row

The Home Office announced the ‘basic and functional’ accommodation will be provided on the Bibby Stockholm.

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman ploughs ahead with migrant barge plan despite Tory legal threat

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

The Independent UK

Government reveals full details of plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Dorset

At least one asylum seeker died on the ‘Bibby Stockholm’ when it was used to detain migrants in the Netherlands

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