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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Furious Tory MP calls for 'quasi prison' barge for asylum seekers to be scrapped

A furious Tory MP has rounded on Suella Braverman's plan to house hundreds of migrants on a barge on the coast of Dorset.

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office - claims he wasn't consulted before Ms Braverman told him of the move.

Mr Drax, who represents South Dorset, is furious over the bid to put more than 500 asylum seekers in a vessel moored at Portland in his constituency.

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