Labour councils scupper government attempts to house asylum seekers on barges as they block plans to dock them at ports around Britain - leaving taxpayers saddled with £6m-a-DAY hotel bill

Plans to use two giant cruise ships to tackle the Channel boats crisis were in tatters last night after Labour councils were accused of blocking efforts to find a port where they could be docked.

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