Government unveils barge to house unprocessed asylum seekers

The government has confirmed it plans to house 500 male asylum seekers onto a barge moored off the Dorset Coast - in an attempt to reduce the cost of hotels. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm - which will now be towed from southern Italy to Portland port - will provide “basic and functional” accommodation, but local Tory politicians and refugee charities have both voiced their opposition. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram -   / channel4news