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A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there is 'little realistic prospect' that people who arrive by small boat will be removed to a third country in large enough numbers, even if the Rwanda plan ever comes in

The London Mayor has told the Government that barges for asylum seekers aren't welcome in London following the Bibby Stockholm farce as a war of words escalates

It’s expected most people will be watching the final, which kicks off at 11am, with a predicted 11 million people tuning in from parties at home with their families

Just 39 asylum seekers were moved onto the barge before it had to be evacuated four days later after legionella bacteria was detected in the water - it now sits empty in Portland

Some of them huddled under blankets while others clung to their rescuers after being brought ashore, where they were embraced by a man thought to have travelled with them

Sayeed, who worked for the British Council, was able to escape across the border to Pakistan with his wife and son in the wake of the Western pullout from Afghanistan - but has been in limbo ever since

The Prime Minister swerved a question on whether he'd been warned about health risks for asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge - where Legionella bacteria was found last week

Afghan women who fled the Taliban before being brought to the UK tell of being separated from their families two years on with refugees given no answers over whether they can see their parents or children again

The former Home Secretary accused the Government of being "secretive about its intentions" over the use of the former RAF base in Wethersfield in Essex, in a fresh headache for Suella Braverman

Steve Barclay claimed ministers took very swift action by removing asylum seekers from the Bibby Stockholm barge on Friday, despite Dorset Council claiming it notified a Home Office official on Tuesday last week

Rishi Sunak's government are reeling after a horrific seven days in which the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge policy fell apart and several migrants tragically died in the Channel

Today's Channel tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least six people, comes just hours after the plan to house asylum seekers on a barge turned into a fiasco

The 24-hour Migrant Help hotline was handed £17million last year to support refugees, but asylum seekers face lengthy delays to speak to an advisor and calls often get cut off

Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child as part of the Kindertransport, said the comments from the Conservatives' Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson were 'unworthy' of a politician

The Home Office sent asylum seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm barge moored at Portland in Dorset despite knowing Legionella bacteria had been discovered in the water supply

A doctor treating the tuberculosis patient warned of a 'public health catastrophe' as the Home Office came under pressure to explain why it's not managed to stop Channel crossings

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The Downing Street media grid has designated this "small boats week", with a series of crackdowns announced and re-announced as the first migrants board the Bibby Stockholm barge

A man has been taken to hospital after he is believed to have been hit by a van leaving the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, which is at the centre of a row over plans to house asylum seekers

Mayor of Portland Carralyn Parkes has accused the Home Secretary of failing to get the necessary planning permission for the Bibby Stockholm that will house up to 500 migrants

The idea to send asylum seekers to the South Atlantic has been revived by desperate Tories as thousands of migrants continue to cross the Channel to Britain

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Migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm moored on the Isle of Portland, with more due later today, as Downing Street was forced to correct a Home Office Minister over the numbers expected this week

Tory ministers once again are looking at proposals to move asylum seekers to the volcanic isle in the South Atlantic, which does not have a hospital or facilities for large numbers

Ministers have refused to confirm exactly when asylum seekers will step onto the vessel moored on the Isle of Portland - but reports suggest it could happen within hours