Category: refugee barge

Refugees Sleep Rough in Protest of Cramped Hotel

June 2, 2023
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A group of asylum seekers have spent two nights sleeping rough in London over cramped hotel conditions, a council leader has claimed. Adam Hug, who heads up Westminster City Council, says the refugees refuse to enter a Pimlico hotel where the Home Office had asked them to sleep “four people per room.” proIn a letter…

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Home Office Examining Plan to House 1,500 Refugees in Liverpool Port

May 25, 2023
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Home Office is examining a plan to house 1,500 refugees in a ship docked in one of the UK’s most deprived areas, a proposal that Labour has been described as “inhumane.” Labour MP Mick Whitley criticised government proposals to accommodate the large number of asylum seekers at Liverpool’s Birkenhead port, accusing the Immigration Minister of…

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Locals Fear Refugee Barge Will Impact Tourism and Income: Dorset Campaigner

May 9, 2023
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A leading campaigner against the government’s plan to moor a barge housing 500 refugees off a small English isle says the area has been “let down” by the government. Julie Croley said concerns from residents in the coastal areas of Portland and Weymouth are “being completely ignored” by officials. The 58-year-old from nearby Dorchester is…

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