First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

The first group of people due to be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, have been taken onboard.
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Coaches were seen arriving at Portland on Monday morning as people gathered at the entrance with “welcome” signs. About 50 people are expected on Monday. Their arrival has come amid confusion over the government’s immigration policies at the start of Rishi Sunak’s “small boats week”, in which the government plans a series of eye-catching announcements.

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