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Priti Patel condemns plans for asylum seeker accommodation at former air base

The former home secretary claimed there had been an ‘alarming and staggering’ lack of clarity from her old department.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel blasts government’s ‘secretive’ five-year plan to house asylum seekers on RAF base

Suella Braverman used an ‘emergency’ planning bypass for a 12-month development at RAF Wethersfield, but leaked memo says it will be used for five years

The Independent UK

‘Secretive and evasive’: Patel criticises plan to house asylum seekers at Essex RAF base

Former home secretary demands answers from Suella Braverman about timeframe for government’s use of the site

The Guardian - UK

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Lessons may be learned after Legionella detection on asylum seeker barge – No 10

The Government is standing by the use of barges to house migrants, amid a blame game about the response to the situation on the Bibby Stockholm.

The Independent UK

Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened

Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe

The Guardian - UK

Health Secretary defends action over Legionella-hit asylum seeker barge

Traces of Legionella were found on the Bibby Stockholm, leading to the removal of all the asylum seekers on board.

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘only told of Bibby Stockholm legionella three days after test results’

Health secretary says he does not know if Dorset council informed Home Office officials about presence on barge earlier

The Guardian - UK

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Government officials planning for migrant crisis to last for ‘years’

Home Office memo for senior civil servants says government planning to use other sites to house asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Health secretary claims asylum seekers was cleared as soon as ministers knew of Legionella

Government facing questions after council claims officials told of bacteria four days before asylum claimants moved

Evening Standard

Afghan scholars studying in UK urge Government to grant them leave to remain

The current cohort of Afghan Chevening students say they are stuck in limbo and face the possibility of having to return home.

The Independent UK

Afghan refugee slams Home Office’s ‘policies of hostility’ after six migrants die in Channel tragedy

Gulwali Passarlay accuses Home Office of having ‘blood on its hands’

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Government workers were told about deadly legionella and still moved migrants onboard

Discovery led to eventual removal of 39 people on board on Friday

The Independent UK

Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer

Dorset Council has said a Home Office official was told about the preliminary results on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Contractors told about legionella on day asylum seekers boarded barge

Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later

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The Independent UK

509 people crossed the Channel on day six died in boat sinking

The latest Home Office figures take the total for the past three days alone to more than 1,600 amid improved weather conditions.

The Independent UK

Sunak under pressure over ‘appalling’ small boat deaths – as 500 more people cross Channel

Government accused of being ‘increasingly shambolic’ on crisis – but some Tories point finger of blame at French

The Independent UK

Windrush compensation scheme ‘to be scaled back due to low uptake’ – despite claimants struggling to apply

Exclusive: Home Office minister downplays the impact of the scandal upon thousands of people

The Independent UK

Sunak set to push on with asylum barges despite Bibby Stockholm fiasco

Government has ‘no problem’ hiring more vessels, says minister as pressure grows on PM to tackle small boats after Channel deaths

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The National (Scotland)

SNP by-election candidate challenges Labour to stand up for detained Stirling student

THE SNP’s candidate in the upcoming Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election has called the Home Office’s treatment of a local resident…

The Independent UK

Home Office spent £35k on ads to deter small boat migrants - but targeted tourists instead

Exclusive: Adverts told people ‘don’t risk your life’ and ‘seek asylum in the first safe country you reach’

Evening Standard

Ministers under pressure to tackle small boat crossings after six die in the Channel

Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled

First asylum seekers were forced on to the Bibby Stockholm barge – then they were taken off when Legionella was detected

The Independent UK

Government under fresh pressure to tackle Channel crossings after 6 deaths

Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats

The Guardian - UK

Channel boat deaths prompt fresh anger over asylum policy

Hunt is on for survivors after at least six people die, while activists call for more safe and legal routes

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP writes to Home Office over detained Stirling postgraduate student

AN SNP MP has written to the Home Office calling for an explanation as to why a postgraduate student from the University of Stirling has been…

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