First group of migrants moved onto controversial housing barge in the UK

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The first group of UK asylum-seekers has been moved onto a giant housing barge on the south coast of England as the government aims to cut the cost of sheltering migrants wanting to settle in the country.

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00:00 The first group of UK asylum seekers has been moved onto a giant housing barge on the south

00:05 coast of England. The government's aiming to cut the cost of sheltering migrants wanting

00:10 to settle in the country. The Bibby Stockholms moored at Portland Port in Dorset, where the

00:15 migrants were met by a small group who were protesting against the government plan.

00:25 The way that the government has been running their asylum policy is to target these people

00:32 and to scapegoat them and I think that starts from the top. We should be sending a welcome

00:39 message locally but nationally as well.

00:43 The British government wants to use barges and form a military base to house some migrants

00:47 as the cost of putting them up in hotels soars. Opposition MPs and migrants rights activists

00:52 say the core of the problem is the lack of legal options for migrants seeking asylum.

00:56 (whooshing)

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