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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Tory backlash over plans to put asylum seekers on barges and in military bases

PA Wire

The government is battling a mounting backlash from its own MPs over its plans to house asylum seekers on military bases and barges.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick faced down senior Tories after announcing the policy in parliament on Wednesday, after a watchdog found the UK was spending a third of its foreign aid budget on refugees in Britain.

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