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20-foot-high safety fences and a heavy steel gate manned by police encompass the Bibby Stockholm - this is not a floating jail, the federal government stress - but it surely definitely looks like one once you arrive.As we stroll up the gangway, it is clear to see the barge is not prepared but. The closing electrics are being wired, licks of paint being utilized. The overwhelming majority of the 200 bedrooms getting used are twin (there are some 4 and 6 berth rooms) - all include steel bunk beds, a TV and are en suite.Towels and a bar of cleaning soap have been positioned on every mattress. The rooms are fundamental and practical.The asylum seekers can come and go by way of a devoted bus into Weymouth - however the authorities's intention is to minimise the necessity to depart...

The Biden administration on Thursday requested employers to offer staff who lose Medicaid protection extra time to enroll in medical health insurance by their jobs. ...

Holding on to Uxbridge and South Ruislip on Friday morning a minimum of gave Rishi Sunak a life jacket to cling to within the by-election wash-up - a 2-1 defeat somewhat than a 3-0.Popping up in Uxbridge, the prime minister used his wafer-thin victory (profitable Boris Johnson's previous seat by simply 495 votes) to insist that the end result of the subsequent common election was "not a done deal". But these outcomes will not give the Conservatives a lot confidence that they're on target to keep away from going beneath on the subsequent common election.Politics Live: Is Keir Starmer on target to be the subsequent PM?Be it the Labour win in Selby and Ainsty, or the Liberal Democrat triumph in Somerton and Frome, the widespread thread in each these outcomes are two opposition e...

Legislation to present small companies reduction from credit-card swipe charges has sparked fears it would additionally let massive retailers reminiscent of Walmart, Target and Amazon muscle into the banking business. ...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has stood by his determination to broaden the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to the capital's outer boroughs, regardless of it being touted as the rationale Labour misplaced the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election. Speaking to reporters, the Labour mayor mentioned he was "disappointed" the get together did not win the seat in a single day. But he insisted the ULEZ growth, resulting from are available subsequent month, was "the right one", including: "It was a difficult decision to take. But just like nobody will accept drinking dirty water, why accept dirty air?".Politics stay: Next election 'not a completed deal' - SunakMany had predicted Labour would overturn the 7,000 majority in Boris Johnson's previous seat in west London after the previous pri...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ron DeSantis is taking his presidential marketing campaign to Utah on Friday, prioritizing a state the place rival Donald Trump has struggled previously and that may very well be a beacon of energy for the Florida governor’s stalled bid. ...

It is ironic that the by-election end result that helped Rishi Sunak keep away from a 3-0 defeat ought to come courtesy of the Uxbridge and South Ruislip voters who elected Boris Johnson.On paper, this was the toughest constituency to carry on to - requiring solely a 7.5-point swing from the Conservatives to place it in Labour arms. When we realized that Labour had requested a recount, the sport was up. The Conservative majority was 5 votes wanting 500 - the swing in opposition to them 6.7 factors.Read extra: New Labour MP in comparison with Inbetweeners character by Johnny MercerLabour's critics will level out that such a swing utilized nationally would see the Conservatives remaining the most important celebration in a hung parliament on the subsequent common election. But ...

LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress who has been beset with severe well being issues, assert in a courtroom submitting that she is being stiffed on funds for “significant” medical payments by a belief created for her profit by her rich late husband. ...

After the three by-elections - in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome - there can be three new MPs taking their seats in parliament.The elections happened following the resignations of three Conservatives - Boris Johnson, Nigel Adams and David Warburton. The Conservatives noticed important defeats in Selby to Labour, and to the Lib Dems in Somerton and Frome, however have been in a position to win a slender victory in Uxbridge.So who're the brand new MPs that can be taking their seats in parliament after the summer season recess?Follow by-election protection reside:Reaction as Tories dangle on in Uxbridge Keir MatherLabour's 25-year-old Keir Mather was declared the winner of the by-election in Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire.Mr Mather work...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas took a victory lap Thursday over the dropping variety of unlawful immigrants making an attempt to sneak throughout the southern border, saying it’s proof that his carrot-and-stick strategy is paying off. ...