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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.

Evening Standard

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 Independent 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

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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

Daily Mirror

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 Independent 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

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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”.

The Week

Deleted Home Office tweet implies Suella Braverman is a 'great injustice'

Even the Home Office seems to have had enough of Suella Braverman...

The National (Scotland)

Photos show squalid conditions at East Sussex site chosen to house asylum seekers

Campaigners say Home Office’s plans to use Bexhill site may retraumatise those fleeing oppressive regimes

The Guardian - UK

Passport Office staff go on strike, how will that affect you?

The Government says that applications will take up to 10 weeks and their guidance will not change

Chronicle Live

MP calls for 'clear timetable' on when asylum seekers will leave hotels near Nottinghamshire

The Home Office says it will not comment on commercial arrangements with individual sites

Nottingham Post

Suella Braverman's refugee barge plan in chaos as Tory MP threatens to take her to court

Tory MP Richard Drax said legal action is being looked at as he called on Suella Braverman to scrap the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Dorset

Daily Mirror

‘We must give him asylum’: Peer who fled Nazis accuses ministers of ‘cruelty’ over Afghan war hero

Lord Dubs urges Sunak and Braverman to stop hiding behind ‘bureaucracy’ and help a war veteran in need

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The Independent UK

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

Portland Port in Dorset has been selected as a site to house migrants, despite local opposition.

The Independent UK

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to put migrants on ‘floatel’ barge in Dorset

‘We will look at any way we can stop this’, says Richard Drax

Evening Standard

Pictured: 1970s Mega-barge Bibby Stockholm Government wants to use to house 500 refugees

Leaked Home Office documents claimed plans to put asylum seekers on vessels were rejected last year - due to it being more expensive than using hotels

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar

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The Independent UK

Councils seeking ‘urgent’ answers from Government over site for asylum seekers

Councils for the Bexhill area are seeking information on how to respond to residents’ queries about plans for the former Northeye prison.

The Conversation

The UK spent a third of its international aid budget on refugees in the UK – what it's paying for, and why it's a problem

A third of the UK’s international aid budget was spent supporting refugees in the UK in 2022. A new report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) details the £3.5 billion expense, a threefold increase on 2021, and about 12 times the amount spent in 2015.

The Independent UK

Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.

Daily Record

Passport warning as holidaymakers issued urgent new guidance as strike begins

Those looking to travel this summer are being urged not to make plans until they receive their new passport.

Manchester Evening News

How will the Passport Office strike affect your travel plans

More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union begin a five week walk out today (Monday)

The National (Scotland)

Afghan woman who 'feared for her life' tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return to…

Glasgow Live

Afghan woman living in Glasgow speaks of relief after visa refusal overturned

The Home Office had previously said Maryam did not meet the criteria for a new spousal visa, despite being married to a former British Army interpreter and speaking out against the Taliban.

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