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Rishi Sunak says two extra barges might be used to accommodate a couple of thousand asylum seekers
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Rishi Sunak says two extra barges might be used to accommodate a couple of thousand asylum seekers

Two extra barges might be used to accommodate asylum seekers as a part of continued efforts to cut back Channel crossings, Rishi Sunak has introduced.The prime minister declined to say the place they are going to be moored, however stated they'll have the capability for an additional one thousand migrants who enter the UK illegally. The authorities has already acquired one ship, the Bibby Stockholm, which might be used to offer lodging for about 500 males, who're looking for asylum, off the Dorset coast. Image: Mr Sunak additionally stated hundreds of additional areas for migrants had been present in lodges by making folks share rooms Politics Live: Sunak claims small boats plan 'beginning to work';Speaking at a informat...
Third formal criticism made in opposition to suspended Labour MP going through sexual harassment allegations
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Third formal criticism made in opposition to suspended Labour MP going through sexual harassment allegations

A 3rd formal criticism has been made in opposition to the previous Labour MP Geraint Davies who was suspended over allegations of inappropriate behaviour, Sky News understands.Mr Davies was suspended by the get together final week after a lot of accusations surfaced within the media. He has denied the claims. Two formal complaints had been made by ladies over the next two days, however Sky News now understands a 3rd has been submitted.It comes as Sir Keir Starmer advised reporters he was "determined to tackle" sexual harassment inside Labour.Speaking earlier than the information broke, the get together chief mentioned: "I'm clearly involved about any allegations of this nature, whether or not that is within the Labour Party, in parliament or anyplace throughout the nation and...
Two extra barges will probably be used to deal with a few thousand asylum seekers
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Two extra barges will probably be used to deal with a few thousand asylum seekers

The authorities is to make use of two extra barges to deal with an additional thousand asylum seekers, Rishi Sunak has introduced.The first barge to carry asylum seekers will dock in Portland within the subsequent two weeks, the prime minister informed a information convention in Kent as he supplied an replace on his "stop the boats plan". He added that two extra ships have been secured at the moment, whereas hundreds of additional areas for migrants have additionally been present in accommodations by making folks share rooms.Mr Sunak mentioned: "I say to those migrants who are objecting, this is more than fair. If you're coming here illegally claiming sanctuary from death, torture or persecution, then you should be willing to share a taxpayer funded hotel room in central Lon...
Rishi Sunak is failing at his 5 priorities, say most Britons in new ballot
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Rishi Sunak is failing at his 5 priorities, say most Britons in new ballot

The majority of the British public thinks Rishi Sunak is doing a foul job in delivering on his 5 priorities, a brand new ballot has discovered.Almost half a yr after the prime minister set out his 5 key goals - together with halving inflation, rising the financial system, chopping NHS ready lists, decreasing the nationwide debt and stopping small boat crossings - an Ipsos UK survey discovered greater than 50% of individuals assume the federal government is doing a foul job on nearly all of them. Politics Hub - comply with newest updatesIn an extra blow for Downing Street, the ballot discovered the general public tended to assume Mr Sunak was doing a worse job on the areas that have been most essential to them.According to the ballot, the general public's prime precedence was ...
Years of austerity left UK ‘vastly unprepared’ for COVID pandemic, report says
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Years of austerity left UK ‘vastly unprepared’ for COVID pandemic, report says

Years of austerity left the UK vastly unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, in accordance with a report.The TUC mentioned funding cuts left well being and social care "dangerously understaffed" and decreased its capability to answer the COVID-19 disaster. Multiple years of pay caps and pay freezes undermined protected staffing ranges in well being and social care, which impeded recruitment and elevated employees turnover, the report mentioned.Public companies capability was broken by "steep cuts" to virtually each a part of the general public sector, it added.When the pandemic started in 2020, spending per capita was decrease than in 2010 in social care, transport, housing, childcare, colleges, greater schooling, police, fireplace companies, and environmental safety, in ac...