Labour has accused the Government of “disastrous failure” over its pledge to stop the boats after official figures confirmed the number of migrants staying in hotels has passed 50,000. Shadow
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The first migrants have moved on to the Bibby Stockholm barge. The group arrived at the accommodation vessel moored in Portland Port, Dorset, on Monday, with more people expected later
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As many as a fifth of Afghan refugees in some parts of England who have been evicted from hotel accommodation have presented to councils as homeless, the Local Government Association
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The firefighters’ union has called for an urgent meeting with the Home Secretary over safety concerns raised about a giant barge due to house migrants. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
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A proposal to house asylum seekers in tents on disused military sites has been described as “cruel” by a refugee charity. The Home Secretary is working on contingency plans to
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An Afghan refugee said he is “just living by hope” that he does not become homeless as he accused a Government minister who said people must “help themselves” of not
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The Government’s flagship Illegal Migration Bill passed through Parliament but has been denounced by the United Nations while plans for more vessels to house asylum seekers have run into difficulties.
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A Labour MP said the difference in standards to how victims of modern slavery are treated nowadays in the UK has made her cry, as she criticised housing people on
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A council has launched a legal challenge against the Home Secretary, arguing it is being put under “wholly disproportionate strain” by looking after hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Kent County
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The Home Secretary lashed out at “phoney humanitarianism” hindering efforts to stop Channel crossings as the Government lost the latest court battle over its plans to send migrants to Rwanda.
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