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Asylum seekers have ‘right’ to challenge move to Bibby barge – charity

Care4Calais said it had ‘serious concerns’ about the wording of notices issued by the Home Office.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office threatens asylum seekers with homelessness for refusing to move onto barge

Government accused of targeting asylum seekers who have been unable to secure legal representation, as more people move on board

The Independent UK

Painting over murals for children at asylum centre cost Home Office £1,550

FoI request reveals cost of work at Manston centre in Kent, where cartoon murals meant to welcome children were painted over

The Guardian - UK

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Asylum seekers in the UK awaiting a decision: Latest numbers

Three-quarters of people claiming asylum have been waiting for an initial decision for more than six months.

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘lawyer-bashing’ to distract from asylum policy failures

Law Society says crackdown on lawyers who act improperly is distraction from UK’s failure to clear asylum claim backlog

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson tells asylum seekers to ‘f*** off back to France’ if they don’t like barges

Senior Tories share fury as 20 migrants granted last-minute reprieve following legal challenges

The Independent UK

Legal reprieve for asylum seekers ordered to live on Dorset barge

As first 15 people move on to Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, lawyers say they are intervening to halt transfer of dozens more

The Guardian - UK

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Bibby Stockholm: Home Office breaks rules trying to put disabled asylum seekers and torture victims on barge

At least 20 transfer orders reversed after legal letters, as charity triggers wider challenge against barge

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Bibby Stockholm: a gesture of self-defeating cruelty

Editorial: The Home Office is doomed to failure for as long as it insists on treating refugees like criminals

The Guardian - UK

Migrants kept off Bibby Stockholm barge after legal challenges – charity

Human rights campaigners have condemned using the barge to house asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

Charity blocks Home Office boarding asylum seekers onto Bibby Stockholm barge

Several asylum seekers have NOT boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge after their transfers were “cancelled” by lawyers, according to charity…

The National (Scotland)

Ascension Island part of ‘additional measures’ to tackle small boats – minister

Home Office minister Sarah Dines said times had changed since the original proposal to send asylum seekers to the remote island were rejected.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: What life aboard ‘quasi-prison’ barge will look like for asylum seekers

With bunk beds, metal fencing and cabins for six people, Lizzie Dearden reports from the controversial Bibby Stockholm

The Independent UK

First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset – as it happened

No 10 backtracks on ministers claim 500 asylum seekers could be on barge by end of week

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The Independent UK

First asylum seekers expected ‘imminently’ on Bibby Stockholm barge

Home Office minister Sarah Dines said people arriving in the UK via unauthorised means ‘can’t expect to stay in a four-star hotel’.

The Guardian - UK

UK may try to send small boat arrivals to Ascension Island, minister confirms

Home Office minister says people could be sent to south Atlantic island if Rwanda policy fails

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Inside ‘quasi-prison’ barge as first migrants set to go on board

With bunk beds, metal fencing and cabins for six people, Lizzie Dearden reports from the controversial Bibby Stockholm

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings

Internal document warns ‘large numbers’ could be affected if disease breaks out on barge planned to house asylum seekers

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The Independent UK

Home Office rejects Nigerian man’s right to stay in UK over links to countries he’s never visited

Exclusive: Decision letter riddled with errors included immigration history for a different person

The Independent UK

Government ‘cooking the books’ to cut asylum backlog as thousands of claims removed from system

Exclusive: Number of applications ‘withdrawn’ by Home Office quadruples after Rishi Sunak’s pledge, with 6,000 removed from list in three months

The Independent UK

Jamaican ex-banker wins right to remain in UK after ‘unlawful’ Home Office detention

Exclusive: ‘This unnecessary situation imposed upon us by the Home Office is finally over, although it will never be forgotten’

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP welcomes home constituents after 'long and difficult journey' from Sudan

AN SNP MP has welcomed the safe return of three of his constituents from war-torn Sudan as he hit out at the immigration system being “not fit…

The National (Scotland)

Tories slammed over plan to cram 900 refugees in shared bedrooms in Scots hotels

A SCOTTISH charity says it been left “deeply concerned” after Tory ministers have been accused of “inhumane” plans to cram 900 asylum…

Evening Standard

Home Office withdrew £31m in Met Police recruitment funding over missed target

Scotland Yard lost £30.8m in Government funding as a result of failing to meet recruitment targets, accounts state

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Is the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge a disaster waiting to happen?

In today’s newsletter: From overcrowding to fire safety concerns, the government’s floating facility in Dorset has been plagued with problems, and now faces a delay. What’s behind the Home Office’s latest debacle?

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