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Tug boat Mercia pulls the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge into Portland in Dorset where it is due to house migrants.

Video. Accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill

Updated: 18/07/2023 - 16:32 GMT+2

Asylum seeker accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill which seeks to deport people to "safe" countries such as Rwanda.

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