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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
John Stevens

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

A gigantic barge that can house more than 500 people will be announced as new accommodation for asylum seekers within days.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has signed a deal for the Bibby Stockholm to be used for those arriving on small boats across the Channel.

She will announce this week she has chartered the vessel, which be moored at Portland in Dorset.

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