Attempt to cut costs and deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. Also on the programme, the standoff in niger continues. The countrys coup leaders have closed nigers airspace until further notice, citing the threat of Military Invervention from neighbouring powers. Arizonas blistering heat wave continues as us President Biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. And the american millionaire allegedly working with the Chinese Government to influence politics in the west. Ill speak to the New York Times reporter behind the investigation. First lets focus on the barge for Asylum Seekers here in the uk. The government hopes that around 500 men can be housed on board the vessel called the bibby stockholm. But so far, just 15 are on board. Ministers say the barge will be better value for taxpayers than hotel rooms, which are costing more than six Million Pounds a day. There have been concerns about conditions on board, but the government insists the ba
sleeping and there will be two or more people sleeping in and there will be two or more people sleeping in one room on bunk beds. the space sleeping in one room on bunk beds. the space will be very small, very tight. the space will be very small, very tight. so the space will be very small, very tight, so the barge will create an overcrowded and claustrophobic space where overcrowded and claustrophobic space where people will lack the basic privacy where people will lack the basic privacy and just enough living space privacy and just enough living space i privacy and just enough living space. i have to say that when we think space. i have to say that when we think about space. i have to say that when we think about the few narrow fire exit stair on the think about the few narrow fire exit stair on the barge, people in such density, stair on the barge, people in such density, it stair on the barge, people in such density, it was mentioned earlier, it will density,