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Government considering putting asylum-seekers on disused ocean liners, Suella Braverman tells Commons
Home Secretary Suella Braverman

SUELLA BRAVERMAN has confirmed that the government is considering accommodating asylum-seekers on old cruise ships as part of plans to end the use of hotels. 

The Home Secretary said all options for housing asylum-seekers — including on liners previously destined for the scrap heap — were “on the table.” 

Asked by peers today about hosting people on ships, Ms Braverman said the Home Office wanted to “end the use of hotels as quickly as possible,” describing it as an “unacceptable cost to the taxpayer.”

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