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A controversial barge set to deal with migrants has arrived on the Isle of Portland.Its port, on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, will likely be dwelling to the Bibby Stockholm "floating accommodation vessel" for a minimum of 18 months. Amid the federal government's failed Rwanda scheme, controversial Illegal Migration Bill, and Rishi Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats", the barge has change into the brand new epicentre of the migrant debate.While the federal government says it is going to save tens of millions of kilos on lodge rooms, native residents and politicians have expressed considerations about division, security and native companies.Here, Sky News appears at who will likely be housed there and what situations will likely be like. Image...

GOP House brass slammed particular counsel Jack Smith’s letter to former President Donald Trump, calling the transfer one other instance of the Biden administration weaponizing the Justice Department. ...

Two large cruise ships set to deal with 1,000 asylum seekers had been unable to seek out anyplace to dock and have been returned to their homeowners, a senior supply has informed Sky News.In June, Rishi Sunak introduced the federal government acquired two extra vessels, alongside the Bibby Stockholm barge - which arrived in Dorset at present - as a part of continued efforts to chop down on resort payments of £6m a day for these coming to the UK through small boat Channel crossings. Politics newest: Sunak dealing with reshuffle dilemma Plans for one of many cruise ships to deal with asylum seekers close to Liverpool had been scrapped after being declined by the port operator, and it's understood one of many boats was additionally refused docking close to Edinburgh.It shouldn't...

Former President Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday he has obtained a letter from particular counsel Jack Smith declaring him a goal of a grand jury investigation into occasions resulting in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. ...

The prime minister has been criticised by Britain's largest consultant group for smaller employers after excluding them from his new council of personal sector advisers.Speaking to Sky News, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) attacked Rishi Sunak's deal with "corporate bigwigs" and "suits". Its feedback come on the day that the PM's new Business Council - comprising greater than a dozen FTSE-100 chairs and CEOs - meets for the primary time.Its members embody Dame Alison Rose, the NatWest Group chief government; Amanda Blanc, the Aviva CEO; Charles Woodburn, the BAE Systems chief; and Simon Roberts, CEO of J Sainsbury.Of its 14 members, all however one run corporations in London's blue-chip share index, with the one exception being Demis Hassabis, the boss of Google Deep...

A prime evangelical chief in Iowa thinks voters are able to “turn the page” from former President Donald Trump. Bob Vander Plaats, president of The ...

The threat from terrorism is "rising", Home Secretary Suella Braverman has stated.The cupboard minister was talking as the federal government revealed a assessment of its counter-terrorism technique, CONTEST, which has been up to date for the primary time in 5 years. Ms Braverman stated: "We now face a domestic terrorist threat which is less predictable, harder to detect and investigate; a persistent and evolving threat from Islamist terrorist groups overseas; and an operating environment where technology continues to provide both opportunity and risk to our counter-terrorism efforts."We due to this fact choose that the danger from terrorism is as soon as once more rising."In a speech announcing the report, Ms Braverman added that the rise was from a "decrease base", and the ...

The authorities is releasing 1000's of unlawful immigrant youngsters with latent tuberculosis infections into American communities with out assurances of remedy. ...

Is there security in numbers? That was a actuality for a significant information group for a time. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin included...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to satisfy with him within the U.S. this fall, the White House mentioned, whilst he expressed ongoing concern about Netanyahu’s controversial plans to overtake his nation’s judicial system. ...