A giant barge that will house up to 500 asylum seekers has finally left Cornwall a month behind schedule.
It comes as the government prepares for a fresh showdown with the House of Lords over its controversial Illegal Migration Bill.
Number 10 has continued to defend its position of housing migrants on the barge, saying it is cheaper than placing them in hotels across the country. On Wednesday evening, House of Lords peers demanded a number of amendments be made to the controversial migration bill, which Mr Sunak has put at the heart of his 'Stop the Boats' policy.illegally are detained and deported back to their country of origin, or Rwanda.
In the meantime, with a backlog of asylum cases in the UK, the Government has sought to cut the cost of housing migrants in hotels by using alternative accommodation, including the Bibby Stockholm and former military bases.Dorset Council has been given a £2 million funding package to meet the cost of providing services for the Bibby Stockholm residents.
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