our top story this evening a call for change after labour and the lib dems win victories in by election seats. but the conserve does cling on to 0xbridge and self isolate. and coming up, the england goalkeeper coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, look at the very latest from hoylake where another blistering round has given the american brian harman the halfway lead in the open championship. the cladding used in the building. a six day walk out. cameras have been allowed onboard the controversial barge that s set to house asylum seekers in a port in dorset. the vessel, the bibby stockholm, in portland, will have room for 500 single men. but some in the local community have raised concerns over pressure on health services, though it s now been
down and they insist this is a safe and secure solution as part of their asylum policy. and secure solution as part of their asylum policy- and secure solution as part of their asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local people? asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local people? two - asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local people? two small. been from local people? two small urou -s been from local people? two small groups near been from local people? two small groups near the been from local people? two small groups near the port been from local people? two small groups near the port measuring - been from local people? two small| groups near the port measuring and dozens and it was slightly heated for a time. two sets of protesters, antiracist campaigners who say using antiracist campaigners who say using a barge in 2023 is pretty inhumane and they say the money would be better spent in tryi
what exactly is the barge going to be ready and how would it look like? it looks like a giant shoe box, 10,000 tonne metallic hulk which is passed just below the cliffs here and it has had a long voyage. it was fitted out in falmouth and has now been brought here to portland. we have been watching it over my shoulder, as may be 15 people in hi vis jackets connect it up to the systems on land with electricity and sewerage and we are expecting the first of the asylum seekers to come on board later this month, according to the home office. it is all part of their plan to reduce those costs and which they say is running at about £6 million per day and to house the asylum seekers in hotels and bed and breakfast they say this is one solution to get those costs
here stands at 134 fahrenheit, so not too far away. that was 57 celsius set 110 years ago. phoenix, arizona, they have already beaten the record for the most consecutive days above 110 fahrenheit and those temperatures will basically stay the same through the rest of the week and into the weekend, so those kind of records are going to be absolutely smashed. thanks for “oininu absolutely smashed. thanks for joining us- a key plank of prime minister rishi sunak s pledge to stop small boats crossing the english channel is set to become law after the government won a final series of votes in parliament. the illegal migration bill gives ministers the power to detain and remove anyone entering the uk through routes which are unauthorised. this morning, the first barge secured by the government to reduce the cost of accommodation for asylum seekers docked in portland, dorset. live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy with the latest in portland.
people say it will not be cohesive and it will not work with the community which is small and it will put too much pressure on things like gps and the like but the government say this is a temporary policy whilst they get the illegal migration act up and running which will come into law in the next few days and weeks. they say when it gets up and running, any people claiming asylum in the uk illegally will be detained and then they will be sent back either to their home country or to what they call third party countries, but the problem with that policy at the moment is sending them to places like rwanda is blocked in the courts and the supreme court will not deal with that matter until the autumn. duncan kennedy, in portland, thanks forjoining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the home secretary suella braverman has warned that the risk from terrorism is increasing and continues to evolve.