About 500 adult male migrants to be housed on barge off Dorset coast in coming months, UK government confirms
About 500 adult male migrants will be housed in a barge on the Dorset coast "in the coming months", the government has confirmed.
The plans have been criticised by local groups, refugee charities and Conservative MP Richard Drax who said "every action's being looked at". Use of the Bibby Stockholm in Portland Port will be "significantly cheaper than hotels", says the Home Office.
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