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'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

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Braverman acted unlawfully by withholding £3 a week from asylum seekers, court rules

Home secretary failed in her duty by failing to provide pregnant women and children enough money for healthy food

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman broke law by denying asylum seekers £3 a week, judge rules

Home secretary’s withholding of payments for healthy food for children and pregnant women found to be unlawful

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Female Afghan judge wins legal battle to come to UK

‘Overjoyed’ justice and son, who spent two years in hiding in Pakistan, reunited with family after landmark case

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‘Like a stalag’: local people condemn asylum seeker housing on Essex airbase

Residents of nearby village say water mains and sewers cannot cope with large numbers of arrivals at RAF Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman refuses plea of man barred from UK to be reunited with son

Exclusive: Home secretary orders exclusion of Siyabonga Twala, in limbo in Turkey after being stopped from flying back from holiday

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Ukraine deserved better from Nato

The Vilnius summit could have achieved much more, if only the political willpower had allowed it

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‘Cabins slightly larger than a prison cell’: life aboard the UK’s barge for asylum seekers

Home Office tour of asylum seeker Bibby Stockholm barge emphasises no-frills features including TVs that don’t work

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Migrant barge not a floating prison, Home Office says

Officials were keen to stress efforts the department had made to allay the concerns of people in Portland as they led a tour of the vessel.

The Independent UK

Inside ‘quasi-prison’ barge set to house 500 migrants - as we go on board for the first time

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

The Independent UK

3,000 asylum seekers ‘could be living on barge and ex-military sites by autumn’

It is unclear exactly when the Bibby Stockholm barge will start being used in Portland, Dorset, as the Government aims to slash hotel bills.

The Independent UK

Apple threatens to pull iMessage and FaceTime in the UK over law change

Legislation that would give the Home Office the power to intercept encrypted messages and disable security features without telling the public is strongly opposed by the iPhone maker

Evening Standard

How has the law changed now the Illegal Migration Bill has royal assent?

The PA news agency looks at the key points of the new law.

The Independent UK

Police vetting strengthened after Couzens and Carrick cases – Home Office

The College of Policing’s Vetting Code of Practice has been updated, replacing the 2017 Code.

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Apple suggests iMessage and FaceTime could be withdrawn in UK over law change

US tech firm says giving government oversight of security changes could endanger encrypted products

The Conversation

How the UK's new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery

The UK’s illegal migration bill is set to become law after going back and forth between the two houses of parliament. The final sticking point, which the House of Lords tried to address in a series of amendments, was about the bill’s treatment of people who have experienced modern slavery.

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‘We’re not all broken’: the woman who pursued her rapist for five years – and won

Sam was lured to a fake job interview, raped, then trafficked for months. When she reported it to the Met, they tried to drop the case, but she didn’t give up

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Hundreds of migrants cross Channel as Illegal Migration Bill set to become law

The Home Office said 574 people were detected on Tuesday in 12 boats.

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What is CONTEST 2023? Suella Braverman announces Home Office anti-terrorism tactics

UK tactics ‘must evolve’ to keep public safe, home secretary says

The Independent UK

Better support needed to prevent honour-based abuse remaining hidden crime – MPs

Members of the Women and Equalities Committee called for better data collection and for a statutory definition of such abuse.

The Guardian - UK

Extremists could use AI to plan attacks, Home Office warns

Suella Braverman says risk of serious terrorist incident in UK is increasing

The Guardian - UK

UK passports issued in name of King Charles III for first time

Announcement marks first time documents have used title ‘His Majesty’ in 70 years

Evening Standard

Met Police chief Mark Rowley slams Home Office for dragging heels over police dismissal reforms

‘We’re an organisation in a hurry to build the trust of Londoners, and I’d like that support as quickly as possible,’ said Sir Mark

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge with less living space than an average parking bay arrives in Dorset

Two more vessels commissioned by Rishi Sunak have nowhere to dock and are ‘returned to owners’

The Independent UK

Portland not the right place to be homing all of these people, say protesters

The Bibby Stockholm barge will house 500 asylum seekers.

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