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The government has confirmed it plans to house 500 male asylum seekers onto a barge moored off the Dorset Coast - in an attempt to reduce the cost of hotels.
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The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm - which will now be towed from southern Italy to Portland port - will provide “basic and functional” accommodation, but local Tory politicians and refugee charities have both voiced their opposition.
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The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm - which will now be towed from southern Italy to Portland port - will provide “basic and functional” accommodation, but local Tory politicians and refugee charities have both voiced their opposition.
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