Barge arrivals expected in coming days - minister
The first 50 asylum seekers had originally been expected to move into the barge on TuesdayAsylum seekers will begin arriving on the UK's first migrant barge "in the coming days", the immigration minister has said.
The barge is seen as a key part of the government's strategy to deter migrants from arriving on UK shores in small boat. Stephen Kinnock, shadow immigration minister, said barges would continue to be used by a Labour government.
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