. KayBurley: 'A third of the overseas budget is being used to pay for migrants to be held in hotels - what are your thoughts?' Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey says taxpayers will be 'cross' with the govt's misuse of the overseas budget.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has told Sky News that the government will"look at" putting migrants and asylum seekers on barges while their claims are processed.
Asked if such a policy would be illegal - as some suggested when Rishi Sunak previously floated it - Mr Raab said:"I don't think it would be illegal, it depends on the circumstances, the conditions." Mr Raab was also pushed on the opposition to one of the proposed RAF bases set to be used to house migrants.
And it is still considering whether it could also use ships, converted barges or ferries for the same purpose. The funeral is taking place at midday, with both PM Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to attend - alongside the current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.So Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will face down against Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner.On one memorable occasion last year, Mr RaabWhat did government previously say about using boats to house asylum seekers?
"But we need to bring forward thousands of places, and when you talk about vessels all I can say is – because we are in discussion with a wide variety of providers – that everything is still on the table and nothing is excluded."
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