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Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media following a visit to Tilbury Freeport
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media following a visit to Tilbury Freeport, Essex, to tour the site to see the importance of building infrastructure to generate growth in the UK and meet with apprentices and other members...
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Daily politics briefing: November 20
All the latest political developments as Rishi Sunak’s promised new treaty with Rwanda appears unlikely to be ratified before the new year as he races to get flights under his grounded asylum policy in the air in the spring.
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Home Office expected to return asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm barge months after Legionella discovery
Asylum seekers are set to return to the Bibby Stockholm barge on Thursday. It is expected that the Home Office will begin transferring a number of people back to the vessel at Portland Port, Dorset, more than two months after it was...
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Politics daily briefing: September 28
Daily politics briefing for September 28, as the Home Secretary has said asylum seekers pretend to be gay to “game the system” and to get “special treatment”.
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We will not be able to sustain an asylum system if being gay is enough to qualify for protection - Braverman
Home Secretary Suella Braverman delivers a keynote address on global migration challenges at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, during her three-day visit to the US. Ms Braverman said "simply being gay, or a woman, and...
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Full: Suella Braverman delivers a keynote address on global migration in Washington DC
Home Secretary Suella Braverman delivers a keynote address on global migration challenges at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, during her three-day visit to the US.
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Minister cannot rule out future use of tents to house refugees in Ireland
Ireland’s minister for integration Roderic O’Gorman has said he cannot rule out the use of tented accommodation in the future as the government faces pressure ahead of the autumn period. Refugees being housed in tents at the site of...
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Starmer accuses Government of "moving the goalposts" amid potential cancer target change
Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of "moving the goalposts" amid reports targets that ensure patients see a specialist within two weeks of being urgently referred by their GP for suspected cancer could be scrapped. Sir Keir also...
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Council says Home Office contractors told of Legionella on day of barge transfer
Home Office contractors were told about traces of Legionella bacteria found on the Bibby Stockholm barge on the same day asylum seekers were transferred on to the vessel, Dorset Council has said. The discovery eventually led to the...
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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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Portland residents set up Global Friendship Group for asylum seekers
Heather, a local resident from Portland, has spoken about a support group which has been set up to help support asylum seekers when they arrive. The first arrivals are expected this month on the Bibby Stockholm barge which has been...
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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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Politics daily briefing: July 28
All the latest political news in the UK as Nadine Dorries has been urged by a town council in her Mid Bedfordshire seat to resign immediately as she came under fire over the “continuing lack of representation” for her constituents.
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Politics daily briefing: July 27
All the latest political news in the UK as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts to an investigation into lawyers submitting alleged false asylum claims for a fee.
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Will Hurd: There Is No Upside to Slavery
Will Hurd, a Republican presidential candidate, talks about controversial comments made by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He also talks about his effort to make the stage and take part in the first Republican presidential debate. He's on...
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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 greeted...
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Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge – tour and interview with accommodation centre director
A tour of the Bibby Stockholm barge which will be home to around 50 asylum seekers from next week, rising to about 500 by the autumn, as the Government seeks to find accommodation for immigrants. Interview: Leanne Palk, Home Office...
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Illegal Migration Bill would bring a ban on seeking asylum, protesters argue
The Illegal Migration Bill amounts to an ‘asylum ban’, campaigners said as they protested against the legislation outside Parliament. Around 50 people, including poet and author Michael Rosen, trade unionists and refugee campaigners,...
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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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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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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...