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UK begins housing asylum-seekers on barge

August 8, 2023

The UK has started housing asylum-seekers on a barge moored in Portland Port on the southern coast. The government wants to cut costs and deter irregular migration, but the policy has divided local communities, with rights groups saying it's inhumane.

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