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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke & Ashley Cowburn

Rishi Sunak announces two more barges will be used to house 1,000 asylum seekers

Rishi Sunak has announced two more barges will be used to house around 1,000 asylum seekers - but refused to say where they will be.

The Prime Minister said the Government has secured the vessels - on top of a controversial decision to use a barge on the coast of Dorset - but declined to elaborate.

He visited Dover to meet Border Force workers and desperately attempt to convince the public he is making progress on his mission to "stop the boats".

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