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Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to put migrants on ‘floatel’ barge in Dorset

‘We will look at any way we can stop this’, says Richard Drax

The Independent UK

Pictured: 1970s Mega-barge Bibby Stockholm Government wants to use to house 500 refugees

Leaked Home Office documents claimed plans to put asylum seekers on vessels were rejected last year - due to it being more expensive than using hotels

Evening Standard

Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar

The Guardian - UK

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Councils seeking ‘urgent’ answers from Government over site for asylum seekers

Councils for the Bexhill area are seeking information on how to respond to residents’ queries about plans for the former Northeye prison.

The Independent UK

The UK spent a third of its international aid budget on refugees in the UK – what it's paying for, and why it's a problem

A third of the UK’s international aid budget was spent supporting refugees in the UK in 2022. A new report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) details the £3.5 billion expense, a threefold increase on 2021, and about 12 times the amount spent in 2015.

The Conversation

Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.

The Independent UK

Passport warning as holidaymakers issued urgent new guidance as strike begins

Those looking to travel this summer are being urged not to make plans until they receive their new passport.

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How will the Passport Office strike affect your travel plans

More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union begin a five week walk out today (Monday)

Manchester Evening News

Afghan woman who 'feared for her life' tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return to…

The National (Scotland)

Afghan woman living in Glasgow speaks of relief after visa refusal overturned

The Home Office had previously said Maryam did not meet the criteria for a new spousal visa, despite being married to a former British Army interpreter and speaking out against the Taliban.

Glasgow Live

Woman who feared being sent back to Afghanistan speaks of joy at staying in Scotland

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return.

Daily Record

In the post-Brexit wreckage, just one Tory strategy remains: the theatre of cruelty

Ministers have abandoned basic decency while targeting asylum seekers. Anything to distract from their failures elsewhere, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Afghan woman tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Community activist Maryam has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights.

The Independent UK

Controversial Scots shooting competition allows gun activist with revoked licence to take part

Callum Long-Collins, 31, was stripped of his gun licences seven years ago after police said his social media had become a “forum for extremism”.

Daily Record

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Daily Mirror

Pictured: Three-storey barge that could become floating hotel for refugees

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

The Guardian - UK

Death of detainee near Heathrow prompts immigration detention crisis fears

Frank Ospina’s death followed by reports of suicide attempts by other detainees at immigration centre

Glasgow Live

Glasgow MP wins battle to save woman from being sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused

Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, has won her fight to stop constituent Maryam Amiri from being sent back to Afghanistan where the advocate for women's rights faces danger

Evening Standard

Council launches legal action against Home Office’s ‘irrational’ asylum seeker plan

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers

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The Independent UK

Legal action launched over Home Office plan to house asylum seekers at RAF base

West Lindsey District Council says plans to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers is ‘irrational’

Wales Online

Council launches legal action against Home Office's plans to turn RAF base into asylum accommodation

West Lindsey District Council declares the decision to house 2,000 asylum seekers at RAF Scampton as 'irrational'

The Independent UK

Council launches legal action against Home Office over asylum accommodation

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers.

The Guardian - UK

Afghan refugees told to leave London say they lost jobs and school places

GCSE pupils struggling to complete education and NHS appointments lost after move to Wetherby in Yorkshire

Daily Record

Bathgate hotel insists it won't be used to house asylum seekers despite rumours

It is the second time within a year the hotel has had to quash rumours that it will used

The Independent UK

Afghan war hero: Moment my wife said ‘Flee for your life!’ and I began dangerous escape to UK

Exclusive: Pilot who fought with coalition forces, fled the Taliban and arrived here by small boat tells his amazing story – as clamour to stop his deportation grows

The Independent UK

Britain ‘haven for fraudsters’ as 1% of cases result in charges, say MPs

The ‘Inaction Fraud’ hotline was criticised by MPs

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