Labour would preserve housing asylum seekers on barges if elected, shadow minister admits

Aug 06, 2023 at 9:44 AM
Labour would preserve housing asylum seekers on barges if elected, shadow minister admits

The Labour Party has mentioned it could have “no choice” however to proceed housing asylum seekers on barges and ex-military bases if it types the following authorities.

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock mentioned Labour would “inherit a mess” if it wins the following election and that it must “deal with the infrastructure that we have”.

The admission comes as the 2 events commerce blows over the small boat disaster within the Channel and because the first asylum seekers put together to reach on the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset subsequent week, following a collection of delays.