it s part of government plans to reduce the cost of housing migrants, using the barge rather than paying for hotel rooms. it comes as the government s controvserial illegal migration bill is set to become law after a series of votes in the house of lords last night. dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government s determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it s been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum seekers. but that s around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn t a solution, but it s about the government sending messages to the taxpayers that it s not funding asylum seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants, that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as basic and functional . there s opposition here and beyond, and listen to the split opening up in this community. there are refugees
dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government s determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it s been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum seekers. but that s around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn t a solution, but it s about the government sending messages to the taxpayers that it s not funding asylum seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants, that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as basic and functional . there s opposition here and beyond, and listen to the split opening up in this community. there are refugees here. to answer your question, i do not feel safe. you need. i m not frightened of a single man in portland, there are 7,000 men in portland now. they shout. one group s concerned about the pressure on services.
parliamentary votes, the migration plans are poised to become law. protesters have described the barge as inhumane but the government insists it s a temporary measure. dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government s determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it s been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum seekers, but that s around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn t a solution, but it s about the government sending messages to taxpayers that it s not funding asylum seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as basic and functional . there s opposition, here and beyond, and listen to the split opening up in this community. there are refugees here. to answer your question, i do not feel safe.
migrants has arrived in the uk. here it is , it s been transported from italy and will eventually be moored in dorset. but before that, it needs to be re fitted in falmouth. here s our correspondent danjohnson has the latest. this is the first time we ve seen this barge, the bibby stockholm. it s being towed from genoa in italy, all the way here to falmouth, where it ll be refitted in the harbour here before it is taken to portland. that s where it will be moored for at least the next 18 months, where it will house 500 asylum seekers. it is essentially a floating block of flats, an accommodation block that s been used to house 220 oil rig construction workers in the past. so that s why it s got to be reconfigured and refitted. but the message from the home office is this will not be luxury accommodation. they are describing it as basic and functional. and that s why there s been so much controversy about this plan. there are refugee charities who have concerns about what conditions on