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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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Home Office spent £1,500 ‘redecorating’ migrant detention centre where children’s cartoons painted over

Cost revealed for works at previously ‘bright and cheerful’ Manston processing centre

The Independent UK

West London kebab restaurant closed for three months after repeatedly hiring illegal workers

During one enforcement visit, four illegal workers allegedly escaped through a back window

Evening Standard

Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said it was right to root out a ‘tiny minority’ of lawyers damaging the reputation of others.

The Independent UK

'Disgusting': Lee Anderson slammed as he tells migrants to 'f*** off back to France'

LEE Anderson has attracted fierce criticism for telling asylum seekers to “f*** off back to France”.

The National (Scotland)

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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

Suella Braverman says new task force to crack down on ‘immoral immigration lawyers’

Critics say announcement focuses on ‘tiny minority of lawyers’ rather than ‘significant asylum claim backlogs’

The Independent UK

Taskforce to pursue lawyers who ‘coach’ clients to lie on UK asylum applications

Move designed to demonstrate PM’s commitment to ‘stop the boats’ policy criticised by legal experts

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman says task force will target ‘crooked immigration lawyers’

Critics say the announcement focuses on a ‘tiny minority of lawyers’ rather than ‘significant asylum claim backlogs’.

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

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

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

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Ministers criticised as UK pubs prepare to call last orders on takeaway pints

Industry body says decision not to extend rules allowing pubs to sell takeaway alcohol ‘disappointing’

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

HM Passport Office still giving out false information about expiry dates for trips to EU after Brexit

Exclusive: ‘I would have lost a £5,000 holiday if I had taken this advice,’ says mother of nine-year-old wrongly told her passport had run out

The National (Scotland)

UK's Ascension Island plan 'lifted from far-right extremist playbook'

THE Tories have been accused of lifting policies out of “far right playbooks” amid reports that they are planning to send asylum seekers to…

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First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge

THE first asylum seekers have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, it is understood, with hundreds more arrivals anticipated this week.

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 Guardian - 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

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

Fines to rise sharply for illegal housing or employment of asylum seekers in UK

Government announces higher penalties from next year in attempt to reduce ‘pull factors’ for people making small boat crossings

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seeker who escaped from Iran says Dorset barge will be another ‘jail’

Human rights lawyer says he has been unable to sleep in anticipation of move to Bibby Stockholm

The Independent UK

Labour says it would ‘temporarily’ house refugees on offshore barges

Policy has been branded cruel and inhumane by rights groups

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