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Plans to use two giant cruise ships to tackle the Channel boats crisis were in tatters last night after Labour councils were accused of blocking efforts to find a port where they could be docked.
The UN refugees head said the Government’s asylum plans expose refugees ‘to grave risks in breach of international law’.
The Bibby Stockholm - a three-storey and 300ft-long accommodation vessel - was pulled by a tug into Portland in Dorset this morning after setting sail from Falmouth in Cornwall yesterday.
Each room will be shared by two male migrants aged between 18 and 65. There is no curfew and residents are free to come and go - but there will be a register at reception and 24-hour security within the port.
The return of two cruise ships set to house 1,000 asylum seekers marks the latest blow to the Prime Minister's plans, while residents in Wales blocked off access to a luxury hotel tipped for 240 migrants.