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And sword, a man, ora woman . Through to the quarterfinals. Hello. Its a controversial policy, attacked by human Rights Groups and subject to legal challenge. But today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants, moved onto a barge docked off the coast of dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of Asylum Applications. The government says the vessel, which will accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing 6 Million Pounds a day. But concerns have been raised about...

The Home Office has said it does not recognise claims that staff on the Bibby Stockholm barge joked there was one less Muslim mouth to feed after an asylum seeker on board died.

UK Home Secretary James Cleverly claimed the closure of 150 asylum hotels shows the government is delivering on its plan to phase out their use.

And at a cost of about £6 million a day. and ministers agree that is unacceptable. so where to put all these people instead? the government increased payments to local authorities who accommodate asylum seekers but many councils are still reluctant to take them. ministers looked at former military and prison sites. mod wethersfield in essex. raf scampton in lincolnshire. northeye in east sussex. and even catterick in the prime ministers constituency in north yorkshire was talked about. but loca...

Braintree authority took action to try to stop Home Office housing up to 1,700 people at MoD Wethersfield

Braintree Council had launched a bid to prevent the migrant centre from being built on an historic RAF base.