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.
The Bibby Stockholm - a three-storey and 300ft-long accommodation vessel - was pulled by a tug into Portland in Dorset this morning after setting sail from Falmouth in Cornwall yesterday.
The return of two cruise ships set to house 1,000 asylum seekers marks the latest blow to the Prime Minister s plans, while residents in Wales blocked off access to a luxury hotel tipped for 240 migrants.