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People suspected of living illegally in UK to have bank accounts closed

Reinstatement of controversial hostile environment policy comes as Windrush campaigners protest government’s axing of key reforms

The Guardian - UK

Windrush legal action started over Suella Braverman's 'broken promises'

The Black Equity Organisation has sent legal papers to the Home Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the horrendous failings - which saw British citizens deported and denied access to healthcare - coming to light

Daily Mirror

Liverpool firm defends barge involved in controversial government asylum seeker plan

Bibby Marine Limited is based in Liverpool and the owner of the Bibby Stockholm vessel at the centre of the government's plans

Liverpool Echo

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Prince Harry and Meghan's Coronation indecision causing 3 key 'headaches' for organisers

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle urgently need to make a decision on whether they will attend the Coronation - with organises hoping it's resolved soon with just a month to go

Daily Mirror

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.

The Week

Inside the floating barge that’s set to hold 500 asylum seekers in Dorset

With “natural ventilation and wi-fi connection throughout”, the barge can accommodate up to 506 people across 222 bedrooms

The Independent UK

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Birmingham Post

UK halts removal of Nepalese security guards who worked at British embassy in Kabul

Some of Nepalese men who were detained have been released

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman facing legal action over broken Windrush pledges

Suella Braverman rowed back on recommendations made following a scathing review into how the Windrush scandal unfolded

The Independent UK

Civil rights group launches legal action over ‘shattered’ Windrush promises

Black Equity Organisation seeks judicial review over Suella Braverman’s decision to drop three reform commitments

The Guardian - UK

Government must stick to its promises in wake of Windrush scandal, PM told

The scandal saw British citizens, mostly from the Caribbean, wrongly detained, deported or threatened with deportation.

The Independent UK

Home Office pauses removal of three Nepali guards airlifted from Kabul

Fourth man is released from detention after arrest in March of 10 guards who protected UK embassy staff in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

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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

Daily Mirror

Anger as ministers shell out £10,000 a DAY on consultants to stop small boats

Labour's shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said the Government is paying pricey consultants to 'do their job for them' after agreeing a £3.9 million contract for 'leadership services' to end small boat crossings

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers to be housed on Dorset barge despite local opposition

Human rights groups and Tory council criticise move to house 500 men on Bibby Stockholm vessel in Portland port

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

The Guardian - UK

Sweden ‘places on hold’ deportation of UK woman with Alzheimer’s

Exclusive: Charities have called Kathleen Poole’s removal order a ‘cruel’ misapplication of Brexit withdrawal agreement

The Guardian - UK

Britain spends three times more aid on housing refugees than it sends to Africa

Foreign Office figures show aid to Africa fell to £1.1bn in 2022, compared with £3.7bn of budget spent on refugees in UK

The Week

How long will it take to renew a passport?

Passport Office workers have begun a five-week strike, with union bosses warning that people trying to renew their travel documents ahead of the summer holidays should expect “huge delays”.

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