now and it's, of course, not just the raf scampton. r raf wethersfield base near braintree in essex, where 46 asylum seekers have actually now been placed in that base. there are 7600 who are destined for the base. if the home office get their way eventually and it may be, of course, if they don't get their way, that they have to embarrassingly take those asylum seekers back out of that base. but perhaps we're getting ahead of ourselves because you're right, we still have to go to this full judicial review that will be scheduled in the weeks ahead. will be scheduled in the weeks ahead . then there very ahead. then there will very likely be a reserved judgement . likely be a reserved judgement. in other words, you won't get the ruling from the judge right away. they'll have to go away and think about it. write up the ruling . and so we could be ruling. and so we could be talking a good month or two before we actually get to a point where there is any kind of conclusion to this issue. and all of the while, the residents continue to battle

they please, with raf scampton as their base investors for that £300 million project will start to pull the west lindsey district council that scampton area is in desperate need of regenerate action and if the government goes ahead that regeneration will be impossible . well, the will be impossible. well, the other point that richard wald has been making, and it's garnered a lot of interest, a lot of anger really in the court today is that suella braverman the home secretary, he claims, isn't about how isn't being candid about how long he plans to house migrants there . now, residents say that there. now, residents say that she only has permission. she only the right to hold them only has the right to hold them there for 12 months. that's if this if the government this that's if the government does win its judicial review, she can hold them there for 12 months. but when speaks in months. but when she speaks in parliament, suggests that parliament, she suggests that she holding them there she would be holding them there for five years. for three years to five years. now, if that were the

now, 2000 men are due to be placed at raf scampton, which was , of raf scampton, which was, of courseamous home of the dambusters. look for the latest on what's been going on in court. really. i'm going to go to mark white now. he's our home and security editor. he's outside the royal courts of justice. yes. okay mark, so i mean, victory part at mean, a victory in part at least. what's exactly happened here? >> well , i here? >> well, i think certainly a positive development isn't nor victory as such, because, of course, we have to have now that full judicial review into what the councils in essex and in lincolnshire are arguing is the case. they believe that the government has overreached in a sense using class to the rule that allows them in extremis to over rule these local planning permissions . and as long as it's permissions. and as long as it's government owned land such as ministry of defence base , they ministry of defence base, they can use that in this case to house asylum seekers to deal with that national emergency. how long is a national emergency is an issue that they w

there is raf scampton will come back to you in a second and there's raf wethersfield in essex. there'sersfield in essex . now that base can essex. now that base can accommodate up to 1.7 thousand six. all male migrants and the case representing one of the people bringing this case today said that today migrants had already arrived at at the site, although reporters there apparently hadn't seen them. but certainly they will be there today, which is curious, given there's a court battle going on behind me. and if they win the right to appeal for judicial review, that again, could take considerable amounts of time. we might ultimately be looking at a position in which migrants that have already been put there might have to be removed, but basically another court battle for the government, another headache for wherever the government tries to put these migrants. there is local opposition and in both the cases of lincolnshire scampton and wethersfield in essex, they are saying that locals were not properly consulted, not properly thought about that they don't have the right infra structure,

the dog was owned by wing commander guy gibson, who led the famous dambusters raid from raf scampton the dog died on the eve of that raid, was buried on the grounds, which is now set to be used. obviously to accommodate illegal migrants, asylum seekers. raf heritage wish to remove the grave and the memorial to the dog and move it to raf marham in norfolk, where i'm reliably informed the dog never even endured walkies . our never even endured walkies. our east midlands reporter will hollis is currently at the meeting . look will thank you meeting. look will thank you very much. go on, take it away. what's just happened moments ago the yes well earlier today when i was reporting on this story , a i was reporting on this story, a member of the kyiv scampton community group said that keeping guy gibson's dog here at scampton is just one small part of a much bigger battle. >> and today here at this planning committee meeting is that west lindsey district council described as extraordinarily be extraordinary that decision to remove guy gibson's dog has been rejected. it literally came throu

so the first group of migrants set to arrive at raf scampton in at the raf scampton in lincolnshire won'toved until october , according until early october, according to bbc. so the delays have to the bbc. so the delays have forced you to surveys on 14 buildings still not having been completed similarly, are completed. similarly, there are reports officials are reports that officials are finding it difficult to find qualified professionals to oversee electricity oversee gas, water, electricity at the site. so it's a real sort of admin error. there's they can't get the right workers. there's problems with the buildings. i think just buildings. i think i've just been have been told we actually have a couple the migrants who couple of the migrants who weren't actually able to get into the raf base. is there is there a picture of it? yeah . there a picture of it? yeah. that's that's me when i was shipwrecked , i didn't know you shipwrecked, i didn't know you were going to show that picture. >> and that's darius. when he was my 14 year old son, he looked like he's cosplaying as aladdin. >> but

and as you say, raf scampton. richard walt , home office. now, richard walt, who's the kc who's arguing on behalf of west lindsey district council , is behalf of west lindsey district council, is making two main arguments. the first is that there is a £300 million regeneration project planned for raf scampton, a heritage and tourism project, and he is worried that investors are going to start walking away. in fact, there is a suggestion that investors are already beginning to walk away, given that the home office seems to be determined to go ahead with its plans . the other issue, which plans. the other issue, which we've heard a lot about in the courts today, is that suella braverman, the home secretary, doesn't be being doesn't seem to be being particularly about particularly candid about how long to house the long she plans to house the asylum seekers in a raf . asylum seekers in a raf. scampton residents say she only has permission to hold them there for 12 months. that that's there for 12 months. that that's

. commonly known as raf scampton.yed initially for about 45 minutes. there was so many people wanting to be there, they had to find a bigger court. people wanting to be there, they had to find a bigger court . and had to find a bigger court. and there are three appeals going forward over the next couple of days trying to get permission for a judicial review . against for a judicial review. against the government's plans to site migrants on to former raf bases . those are wethersfield in essex and scampton in lincolnshire. now we began with the appeal from an individual in wethersfield and the kc saying that migrants have begun arriving there and being accommodated on that base. now local calls are bitterly, bitterly unhappy, as is braintree council. eventually the plans are to house 1.7 thousand male migrants there who will be free to come and go as they like . the appeal is saying they like. the appeal is saying that basically the government is using this temporary permitted development rights and that they are conce

, but also big raf scampton, but also big enough three bodies.tory, historic england. they are recommending that the application be refused. so tonight west lindsey district council is describing this planning committee meeting as extraordinary. we all know from working in the media media that planning committee, media planning committee, media planning committee, media planning committee meetings don't tend to get a lot of interest from members of the public. but this one certainly does. so that meeting starts at around 630 tonight, about an hour away from where i'm standing right now at lincolnshire showground. the committee , the west lindsey committee, the west lindsey district council has moved to that bigger location from the usual council offices because the scale of interest is just so vast. but of course the reason that raf heritage is applying for this consent is because they say that guy gibson's dog and the grave will be at risk in the uncertain future of what might happenif uncertain future of what might happen if 2000 asylum seekers

and if migrants at raf scampton.en stay tuned because i've got a feeling that you've been conned, my friend. but is exactly my friend. but it is exactly a year since an indian report revealed the extent of the grooming gang scandal in telford and local mp lucy allan has told gb news that she is concerned about the progress of the council and a potential and i think this is crucial potential conflict of interest between the council and its independent oversight. she's been speaking to gb news investigates. reporter charlie peters. >> no evidence of any of the progress. the council says that they have made . we've been led they have made. we've been led to believe that there has been meetings of groups of people who are in charge of the implementation process and we find no evidence of those meetings having been held . so meetings having been held. so they've claimed that they have implemented a certain number of recommendations, but nobody knows which recommends actions. those are and there are a number of issues that

so the first group of migrants set to arrive at raf scampton in at the raf scampton in lincolnshire won'toved until october , according until early october, according to bbc. so the delays have to the bbc. so the delays have forced you to surveys on 14 buildings still not having been completed similarly, are completed. similarly, there are reports officials are reports that officials are finding it difficult to find qualified professionals to oversee electricity oversee gas, water, electricity at the site. so it's a real sort of admin error. there's they can't get the right workers. there's problems with the buildings. i think just buildings. i think i've just been have been told we actually have a couple the migrants who couple of the migrants who weren't actually able to get into the raf base. is there is there a picture of it? yeah . there a picture of it? yeah. that's that's me when i was shipwrecked , i didn't know you shipwrecked, i didn't know you were going to show that picture. >> and that's darius. when he was my 14 year old son, he looked like he's cosplaying as aladdin. >> but

now the two that are really in question , the most famous is of course, raf scampton, where of courseusters flew that famous mission on. and then the second is at raf wethersfield, which is in essex . now what's been in essex. now what's been happening today is a permissions heanng happening today is a permissions hearing that's at the high court, which is about 158 miles away, down in london. so while this might be where the communities affected , the communities affected, the decision is made down at the courts. essentially what that permission is hearing is, is it's the council's lawyers and they've been arguing that the piece of planning permission , piece of planning permission, the piece of planning legislation that the government and the home office are using is being misused. and the home office are using is being misused . essentially, it's being misused. essentially, it's a piece of planning legislation that means that older places is abandoned. places can be used by the government when it's an emergency. they're arguing because this is a permanent problem. the migrant crisi

now government plans to move to thousand migrants to raf scampton in lincolnshire, the old dambusterscouncil are now being told it's pushed now being told it's being pushed back until october. >> after the revelation >> it comes after the revelation that the home office has bought enough marquees to house 2000 migrants on disused military bases. refugee charities have called the plan cruel and labour's shadow home secretary says it shows the home office is flailing around . flailing around. >> let's get more with our home and security editor mark white, who's done manston airfield who's done at manston airfield in which we believe will in kent, which we believe will be of these areas that will be one of these areas that will actually host these marquees . actually host these marquees. mark and i gather now that as well as the other refugee charity is the red cross, no less , has now said that these less, has now said that these plans will lead to significant suffering and could retraumatise people fleeing war. so it's the ante is being upped, if you like, on this. >> well, yes , it is

west lindsey district council opposes the use of raf scampton in lincolnshire. braintree council is challenging the use of wethersfield airfield in essex. the two day hearing began on wednesday as the first migrants began arriving at wethersfield. well, former home secretary priti patel has told us here at gb news that laws cannot be disregarded . cannot be disregarded. >> braintree district council have worked incredibly hard and all credit to them and their legal counsel for getting to us where we are with this judicial review. it's important that local and our local local people and our local councils and statutory service bodies, that their voices are heard. we have laws in place . heard. we have laws in place. the nationality and borders act . you know, we have the new plan for immigration in place. you know, we for years to get know, we work for years to get those in place and that those policies in place and that legislation place. you can't legislation in place. you can't just it and try to just discard it and try to supersede it with new policies . supe

west lindsey district council opposes the use of raf scampton in lincolnshireeld in essex. the two day hearing began on wednesday as the first migrants began arriving at wethersfield. well, former home secretary priti patel has told us here at gb news that laws cannot be disregard . disregard. >> did braintree district council have worked incredibly hard and credit to them and their legal counsel for getting us to where we are with this judicial review? it's important that local people and our local councils and statutory service bodies, that their voices are and jenni trent benjamin luckman and jenni trent hughes, and i'll be asking them, should we make foreigners pay to fund public sector pay rises? plus, the imf has finally admitted covid lockdowns then packed out a generation of learning for our beleaguered children . then we expose the children. then we expose the shocking size of the multi—million pound critical race theory industry that's invaded british schools. and the crucial question is this are you the taxpayer, paying for charities to tell your kid

has more. >> for months now , no aircraft >> for months now, no aircraft has flown in or out of raf scampton for residents like jason live on the camp's edge, he says government proposals side line the people living here, it feels like we don't matter for like nothing that we've got to say matters at all. >> realistic only although they say temporary , i would guess say temporary, i would guess many, many years . we would be many, many years. we would be the community that essentially picks up the pieces once they've gone. >> the home office risks being overwhelmed by the backlog of asylum claims. in march , it asylum claims. in march, it announced a plan to build temporary accommodation at old military bases to accommodate thousands of migrants. this one here at scampton, near lincoln, another at wethersfield in essex local council have hit back, claiming it's the wrong plan in the wrong place . they say that the wrong place. they say that the wrong place. they say that the home office is misusing planning legislation . snap back planning legislation. snap back to the present west. lindsey

now, gb news reporter will hollis is there right now outside the gates of raf scampton will please brings up to speed with the local mood . to speed with the local mood. yes well, it's around 158 miles south that the high court decision is going to be made . decision is going to be made. >> but ultimately this is the place that it's affecting. if you came here a few hours ago, nigel, you would have seen a load of people that have been outside protesting. they've been protesting ever since the decision was made in march. now, what's been happening today at the high court is essentially a permissions hearing. it's a stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone on towards the judicial review . west lindsey judicial review. west lindsey district council, which represents rf scampton and braintree district council, which represents raf wethersfield, wethersfield , wethersfield, wethersfield, they're locked in this legal battle and tomorrow the decision will be made on if they can go to the bigger judicial review, where there'll be th

now, gb news reporter will hollis is there right now outside the gates of raf scampton will please bringup to speed with the local mood . to speed with the local mood. yes well, it's around 158 miles south that the high court decision is going to be made . decision is going to be made. >> but ultimately this is the place that it's affecting. if you came here a few hours ago, nigel, you would have seen a load of people that have been outside protesting. they've been protesting ever since the decision was made in march. now, what's been happening today at the high court is essentially a permissions hearing. it's a stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone, a penultimate stepping stone on towards the judicial review . west lindsey judicial review. west lindsey district council, which represents rf scampton and braintree district council, which represents raf wethersfield, wethersfield , wethersfield, wethersfield, they're locked in this legal battle and tomorrow the decision will be made on if they can go to the bigger judicial review, where there'll be that

sarah and paul live next to raf scampton . live next to raf scampton. >> i mean, you don't live herehe so, you know, knowing that part of that's gone and a huge part of that's gone and a huge part of that has gone would be quite upsetting . upsetting. >> he lived here, he died here. his graves here. this is where he belongs . he belongs. >> for the people living here in scampton guy gibson's dog isn't just a part of the dambusters story, it's also a part of their story. and they feel that it's their job to story. and they feel that it's theirjob to preserve it in the their job to preserve it in the same way that the raf says that it does . parts of the historic it does. parts of the historic base have listed status, which covers the dog's grave. any change to a protected building and its surroundings must go through the local council. in this case west lindsey in lincolnshire . lincolnshire. >> this is hangar one. hangar two is the next one along and at the front of hangar two is where guy gibson's dogs buried. >> councillors like roger are battling the home office to try and scrap a

plans to move 2000 migrants to raf scampton in lincolnshire have been delayed until october. officials had indicated the first group would begin arriving at the former air base in august. it comes as the home office is reportedly preparing to erect marquees to accommodate 2000 people at the manston airfield in kent by the end of august. manston airfield in kent by the end of august . but there are end of august. but there are warnings it could trigger legal challenges based on inhumane treatment . the ultra low treatment. the ultra low emission zone is set to be expanded in london after a high court ruled the plan is lawful. legal action was brought by five conservative led councils . it conservative led councils. it means drivers will pay a £12.50 daily fee if their vehicles don't meet the required emission standards. a spokesperson for the aa says the ruling is hugely disappointing, but it hopes london will follow other cities by adopting measures to reduce the impact on those who cannot afford it. the london mayor, sadiq khan, says there will be support the decision to exp

plans to move 2000 migrants to raf scampton in lincolnshire have been delayed until october. officials had indicated the first group would begin arriving at the former air base in august. it comes as the home office is reportedly preparing to erect marquees to accommodate 2000 people at the manston airfield in kent by the end of august. manston airfield in kent by the end of august . but there are end of august. but there are warnings it could trigger legal challenges based on inhumane treatment . the ultra low treatment. the ultra low emission zone is set to be expanded in london after a high court ruled the plan is lawful. legal action was brought by five conservative led councils . it conservative led councils. it means drivers will pay a £12.50 daily fee if their vehicles don't meet the required emission standards. a spokesperson for the aa says the ruling is hugely disappointing, but it hopes london will follow other cities by adopting measures to reduce the impact on those who cannot afford it. the london mayor, sadiq khan, says there will be support the decision to exp

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west lindsey district council opposes the use of raf scampton in lincolnshire.braintree council is challenging the use of wethersfield airfield in essex. the two day hearing began on wednesday as the first migrants began arriving at wethersfield. well, former home secretary priti patel has told us here at gb news that laws cannot be disregarded . cannot be disregarded. >> braintree district council have worked incredibly hard and all credit to them and their legal counsel for getting us to where we are with this judicial review . it's important that review. it's important that local and our local local people and our local councils and statutory service bodies, that their voices are heard . we have laws in place . heard. we have laws in place. nationality and borders act. you know, we have the new plan for immigration in place. you know, we work years to get those we work for years to get those policies place that policies in place and that legislation in place. you can't just it and to just discard it and try to supersede it with new policies . supersede it wit

this is the latest from the gb newsroom plans to move 2000 migrants to raf scampton in lincolnshire have been delayed until october. officials had indicated the first group would be begin arriving at the former airbase in august. it comes as the home office is reportedly preparing to erect marquees to accommodate 2000 people at the manston airfield in kent by the end of august . but there are warnings august. but there are warnings it could trigger legal challenges based on inhumane treatment . the ultra low treatment. the ultra low emission zone is set to be expanded in london after a high court ruled the plan is lawful. legal action was brought by five conservative led councils . it conservative led councils. it means drivers will pay a £12.50 daily fee if their vehicle doesn't meet the required emission standards . a emission standards. a spokesperson for the aa says the ruling is hugely disappointing , ruling is hugely disappointing, but it hopes london will follow other cities by adopting measures to reduce the impact on those who cannot afford it. the london mayor, sadiq khan, says

this is the latest from the gb newsroom plans to move 2000 migrants to raf scampton in lincolnshire have been delayed until october. officials had indicated the first group would be begin arriving at the former airbase in august. it comes as the home office is reportedly preparing to erect marquees to accommodate 2000 people at the manston airfield in kent by the end of august . but there are warnings august. but there are warnings it could trigger legal challenges based on inhumane treatment . the ultra low treatment. the ultra low emission zone is set to be expanded in london after a high court ruled the plan is lawful. legal action was brought by five conservative led councils . it conservative led councils. it means drivers will pay a £12.50 daily fee if their vehicle doesn't meet the required emission standards . a emission standards. a spokesperson for the aa says the ruling is hugely disappointing , ruling is hugely disappointing, but it hopes london will follow other cities by adopting measures to reduce the impact on those who cannot afford it. the london mayor, sadiq khan, says

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now, a decision on whether the grave of the famous dambusters dog can be removed from raf scampton isscot for the legendary raf squadron was buned legendary raf squadron was buried on the former air base at the request of its owner. >> but now the home office has plans to convert the base into a migrant camp, which is being, of course , opposed by just about everybody. >> our east midlands reporter will has more . will hollis has more. >> if the courage of the dambusters men is the heart of their story, then their mascot dog is the soul from flying with wing commander guy gibson to drinking a beer with the men of 617 squadron, the black labrador is synonymous with the second world war raid . now, 80 years on world war raid. now, 80 years on from his death , he's at the from his death, he's at the centre of a british controversy with scampton air airbase shut and asylum seekers in coming the raf says it can no longer protect the grave and its heritage if they want to dig up and remove any remains to raf marham in norfolk. the current home of 617 locals are furious . home of 617 locals

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now a decision on whether the grave of the famous dambusters dog can be removed from raf scampton is ed later today. a dog served as the mascot for the legendary raf squadron, the dambusters, and was buried on the former airbase at the request of his owner. and it had such a name that we can't mention . mention. >> yes, it was politically, racially incorrect and wrong in this day and age. >> so the home office plans to convert the base into a migrant camp and our east midlands. >> reporter will hollis has been looking into it . looking into it. >> if the courage of the dambusters men is the heart of their story, then their mascot dog is the soul from i'm flying with wing commander guy gibson to drinking beer with the men of 617 squadron, the black labrador is synonymous with the second world war raid . world war raid. >> now, 80 years on from his death , he's at the centre of a death, he's at the centre of a british controversy with scampton , an airbase shut and scampton, an airbase shut and asylum seekers in coming the raf says it can no longer protect the grave and its heritage . t

now, raf scampton and wethersfield , they will only wethersfield, they will only house men.ese pictures that nigel farage tweeted earlier from today's channel crossing. so these are from today . they're so these are from today. they're all men , i think, aren't they? all men, i think, aren't they? yeah. yeah yeah. they're all men. well, according to a report by migration watch 98% of those crossings in boats did not actually possess . we might have actually possess. we might have actually possess. we might have a woman there, do we? one woman? no. no they're all men. oh, man. there we go. 98% of those crossings in boats did not possess a passport at the time of process being so it would be quite easy to suggest, wouldn't it , that we are welcoming in a it, that we are welcoming in a load of young men who are gaming the system and pretending to be asylum seekers or or a load of genuine asylum seekers who have decided to leave their wives and children to the slaughter abroad and seek out a better life for themselves in britain now , i themselves in britain now, i don't think t

i actually thank him for his constructive approach that he has taken to raf scampton playing a role inhealth and social system in northern ireland. —— hour mag nhs. in northern ireland, doctors, nurses and carers are adversely constrained by lack of sufficient funding for our health service. the northern ireland physical council have highlighted that our allocation falls beneath need, which compounds the difficulty year—on—year. can the deputy prime minister assure me of the willingness of the government to engage on this issue, and to ensure that public services get what they need to continue delivering for the people of northern ireland? yes. need to continue delivering for the people of northern ireland?- people of northern ireland? yes, i am very happy _ people of northern ireland? yes, i am very happy to _ people of northern ireland? yes, i am very happy to give _ people of northern ireland? yes, i am very happy to give the - people of northern ireland? yes, i am very happy to give the right i am very happy to give the right honourable gentleman that assurance. as he knows, it is

court challenges with regard to judicial review that are being carried out now in relation to raf scamptonbase at wethersfield. that's going to be taking place in the coming weeks. and we don't know just how that will go either in the government's favour or against the government and that might force their hand. they may have to then look at more for accommodation barges like the bibby stockholm as a way of perhaps getting around the objections of local authorities on the clifftop. >> there . and of course, jeff, >> there. and of course, jeff, to the quay side as well. thanks for updating us there in portland. as we look at the portland. as we look at the portland now, which is bibi stockholm, which is in portland , the illegal migration bill. >> meanwhile , well, that looks >> meanwhile, well, that looks to have come to a dramatic end in parliament. the legislation is now ready to be passed into law after the archbishop of canterbury he withdrew his objections. >> yes , the government seeing >> yes, the government seeing off a series of challenges indeed by peers at westminster into late

the bibby stockholm and these facilities at former air bases at raf wethersfield in essex and raf scamptonterm, much to the anger, of course, displeasure , anger, of course, displeasure, ire of local people in those areas . areas. >> and very quickly , an >> and very quickly, an interesting political twist then that yvette cooper, the shadow home secretary indicating perhaps labour may also have to consider such measures that barges to actually try and get down the backlog of asylum seekers . seekers. >> well, there's no doubt there there is a huge backlog that is over 150,000 people who have to be processed and then either returned to their home countries if they're asylum claims are rejected or housed here in the uk. if they're asylum claims are accepted . but of course, even if accepted. but of course, even if rejected , it's far from easy to rejected, it's far from easy to return them to their home country because because many of these countries are dysfunction , getting them back to these countries is very, very difficult. >> mark, thank you very much indeed for updating us there on t

old air base at wethersfield in essex , 2000 at wethersfield in essex, 2000 and at the former raf scampton in lincolnshire. these are very significant concentrations of young males who will be free to wander around these local communities that are, you know, in the isle of portland. here it's , you know, quite a small it's, you know, quite a small island . there's 13,000 people island. there's 13,000 people here, but they lack a lot of bafic here, but they lack a lot of basic amenities . they tell me basic amenities. they tell me it's difficult to get a doctor here. will the people on the barge will not have a difficulty because that will be provided for them. five days a week . for them. five days a week. >> fascinating, isn't it? and of course, we know the local tory mp was furious about this, not least because he wasn't consulted . consulted. >> that's right. richard drax. yeah he talking to patrick yeah he was talking to patrick yesterday here on gb news. >> we're going to delve deeper into this, but border control expert henry bolton joins us. an immigration lawyer, ivan sampson, both

government in opening these bases wethersfield in essex bases at wethersfield in essex and also the raf, scampton arrive there this week sometime. we think that will accommodate in that barge 500 people. well, that's one third of those who've arrived in just the last four days. yeah, it gives you an indication of just how significant this problem continue to be. >> mark, thank you very, very much. it's mark white there at home and security editor, keeping you to date on all of keeping you up to date on all of the latest channel migrant madness. well, there's good news and bad news on the travel front today. so we've sorted out the issues that saw people have to wait months and months for a new passport. we've done really well at that. fact, it's almost at that. in fact, it's almost magic, the that magic, actually, the way that that great. that happened. so that is great. but have cancelled 1700 but easyjet have cancelled 1700 flights, have flights, so you might have a passport, won't have a passport, but you won't have a holiday, the holiday, which will ruin the houday holiday, which will ruin th

taking over raf wethersfield and scampton, no option , what and scampton, no option, what are you goinggot to put these people somewhere and they're coming in faster than we can house them. the barge 500 people off the court off the coast of portsmouth. i mean, only only, only is one day's intake of illegal crossings. >> border force predict the next three months will be the busiest for channel crossings. 45,755 arrived last year. 51% of them in august , arrived last year. 51% of them in august, september and october. so we're expecting, provided the weather stays relatively calm, a huge influx. so what do we do with them, peter? well the government don't know. >> and although i don't want to see people putting barges or central under or in tents pick up on the point ben made that even if the tent scheme gets off the ground, then it will house one day's worth of migrants so that that's barely even as horrible as an idea. it is. it's also not even an effective sticking plaster . sticking plaster. >> i mean, what the government has do and what i've said a has to do and what i've said a fe

scampton base. a former dambuster base in lincolnshire and former raf wethersfield, now an mod site down in wethersfielde district council that we're bringing, bringing that particular case as well as a local resident , three people local resident, three people altogether are bringing claims against the home office here, asking for those claims to be explored in a fuller high court hearing, a judicial review. so mrs. justice thornton, who over a couple of days listen to the arguments from all three parties, has decided that, yes, indeed, they should go to a judicial review. so another setback of sorts for the government in the sense is that, you know , they are going to have you know, they are going to have to continue to fight this, especially given that we got the news that on wednesday of this week, the first 46 asylum seekers , all young males , were seekers, all young males, were sent into the weather's field base in essex . so they've begun base in essex. so they've begun already the process of putting people at that former raf base, even though we are at a point where it has not been fully decide

and then you've got scampton apparently they can't find people to survey some of the buildings there. so that's not a goer yet. and then you've got raft there's worries about people having scabies, tuberculosis, etcetera, etcetera . so suella etcetera, etcetera. so suella braverman has got herself quite a bit of a headache and over the weekend there were all these stories about how the traffickers are using tiktok to advertise these illegal routes and getting around the rules on tiktok by using emojis. i do think this is making a mockery of our country, actually now. absolutely absolutely. it's a joke. >> but i want to put this to you because i've interviewed locals in portland who don't want this i >> -- >> i've interviewed people, the anti—racists don't want it because guess what? it's to going place a huge burden on the local health. there is nobody wants this. i think it's a stain on our collective society that it exists. but isn't it it even exists. but isn't it funny how they suddenly are caring about the human rights of the rest points on the board? but the residents are sure because this isn't a floating prison , the inmates