And sword, a man, ora woman . Through to the quarterfinals. Hello. Its a controversial policy, attacked by human Rights Groups and subject to legal challenge. But today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants, moved onto a barge docked off the coast of dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of Asylum Applications. The government says the vessel, which will accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing 6 Million Pounds a day. But concerns have been raised about the possible impact on local services, and campaigners have called it a shameful way to treat people, who are often fleeing war or persecution. Danjohnson has our top story tonight, and we can join him now in portland, where the barge is docked. This is deeply controversial. Whether you are supportive of it or against it, a lot of people are, this marks a big moment, a key change in the states attitude towards refugees. That attitude which is projected on behalf of us all. What has happened her
or are these potentially traumatised refugees being dehumanised and now denied even the stability of dry land? these men carry the added weight of the government s resolve. we successfully on boa rd weight of the government s resolve. we successfully on board did the first cohort today. there are 15 people on board. we ve had a few challenges but this is part of an ongoing structured process to bring a cohort of up to 500 people on board. there have been some challenges. minor legal challenges. i can t go into the detail of those. accommodation is offered to all individuals on a no choice basis. some in this community are pleased to see them even if they oppose their accommodation. irate to see them even if they oppose their accommodation. we wanted reall “ust their accommodation. we wanted really just a their accommodation. we wanted reallyjust a show their accommodation. we wanted really just a show we their accommodation. we wanted reallyjust a show we cared. - their accommod