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Activity at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset
Footage of the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset. According to Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick there are now over 20 asylum seekers onboard the barge.
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The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge undergoing 'final checks' following delays
'Final checks' taking place on the Bibby Stockholm as plans to move asylum seekers on to a giant barge on the Dorset coast have been beset by delays.
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Sen. Cornyn on Critical Agenda Items Left for Congress
Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas speaks exclusively with Bloomberg's Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine about the big agenda items left on to accomplish as Congress adjourns for the August recess.
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Home Office denies asylum seeker barge is a 'floating prison'
The Home Office has denied a barge that is set to house around 500 asylum seekers is "a floating prison".
The Bibby Stockholm arrived in Portland on Tuesday and will open to around 50 asylum seekers next week. The vessel has been...
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Dom Joly, dressed as Mickey Mouse, protests against the Illegal Migration Bill in Westminster
Comedian Dom Joly, dressed as Mickey Mouse, leads a Save the Children protest against the Illegal Migration Bill, on Westminster Bridge in central London.
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Politics daily briefing: July 8
Daily politics briefing for July 8, as the Home Office faces claims it painted over a Mickey Mouse mural at an asylum centre because the immigration minister reportedly felt it was too welcoming.
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Channel crossings hit 12,000 for 2023 so far after new highest daily total
More than 600 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the highest number on a single day so far this year, new figures show.
Some 686 people were detected on Friday, according to Home Office figures published on...
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Is the Fed going to 6%? The BOE to 7%?
Is the Fed going to 6%? The BOE to 7%? That was Thursday's Question of the Day posed to Kathryn Anne Edwards, RAND Corporation Adjunct Economist and Bloomberg Opinion Writer, by Alix Steel and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets: Americas."
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Who are the New Conservatives?
As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from within his own party to cut immigration ahead of the next election, we take a look at what we know about the New Conservatives.
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Yvette Cooper tells Home Secretary she has no grip on asylum system
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the “massive gap between the Tories’ rhetoric and reality shows the Home Secretary Suella Braverman still has no grip on the system and this Conservative chaos is letting everyone down”.
Her...
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Prime Minister claims 'stop the boats' plan is working as he announces new barges for migrants
Rishi Sunak said his plan to tackle small boats crossing the English Channel is working, but there is 'work to do', as he announced two more barges to house asylum seekers.
The Prime Minister said the numbers making the crossing were...
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Protesters gather as migrant barge prepares to leave Falmouth Docks
Protesters have gathered as a barge set to house asylum seekers, the Bibby Stockholm, prepares to leave Falmouth Docks.
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UK police ‘to help crack down’ on people smugglers operating in North Africa
UK police officers are to be tasked with breaking up people-smuggling gangs alongside security forces in North African countries, it has been reported.
The Times newspaper has been told National Crime Agency (NCA) officers would join...
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Politics daily briefing: May 25
All the latest political developments in the UK as fresh figures are expected to show net migration reached record levels last year as Labour accused the Government of making a mess on immigration.
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Net migration to UK climbs to new record of 606,000
Net migration to the UK hit a new record high of 606,000 last year, driven by people from non-EU countries arriving for work, study and humanitarian reasons, new estimates show.
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259 migrants on ‘unaccommodated list' is still 'too high', says minister
Minister for Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said 259 international protection applicants are currently without accommodation.
He said the number of people on the “unaccommodated list” has fallen due to the reopening of...
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Commissioner says gardai will not ‘fall into trap’ of far-right protesters
Commissioner Drew Harris said gardai “are not going to fall into the trap” of over-responding to far-right protests.
It comes after a number of anti-migrant protests around the country.
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Taoiseach hopes giving Co Clare locals ‘reasonable assurances’ will end blockade
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he hopes answering the questions of locals in Co Clare who are protesting, and giving them “reasonable assurances”, will “allow the blockade to be lifted”.
Locals have organised a protest outside Magowna...
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Micheal Martin says housing asylum seekers is ‘a collective endeavour’
Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin speaking to the media at an event in Dublin.
Tanaiste Minister Micheal Martin has said that finding accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees is “a collective endeavour” by...
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Locals block access to accommodation provided for asylum seekers in Co Clare
Four asylum seekers have left the site of accommodation that was provided for them in Co Clare, during an ongoing blockage of access routes by locals to the site.
A group of 34 asylum seekers was accommodated at three holiday homes on...
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Barge set to house 500 migrants in controversial plan arrives in Falmouth
A barge that is set to house around 500 migrants has arrived in Falmouth to be assessed and refurbished for its controversial new role.
Local Tories and police chiefs in Dorset have questioned plans for the Bibby Stockholm barge to be...
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Migrant barge arrives in UK as docking port reportedly fears far-right protests
A port where a barge housing asylum seekers is set to dock has reportedly removed its cruise ship schedule from its website in a bid to deter far-right protests.
The Bibby Stockholm arrived on Tuesday in Falmouth, Cornwall, where the...
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Sir Ed Davey criticises Government's Rwanda 'vanity project' as Home Secretary visits Kigali
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the Government's policy of deporting people who arrive in the UK illegally to Rwanda is a "vanity project" for the Home Secretary.
Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, on...
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Sir Ed Davey criticises Government for 'dehumanising' migrants
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey attacks the government for dehumanising migrants and tips the Lib Dems to cause increase gains in the upcoming local elections - saying they can beat Labour by taking Tory votes.