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English town united in anger over arrival of asylum seeker barge / 33QG64F
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Residents of Portland, in southwest England, express their anger and concern at the arrival of a barge which will house 500 asylum seekers in the next few months. "When the barge got announced I was really shocked" says Heather, a member of the group 'Stand Up To Racism', "I was really upset". The 93-metre Bibby Stockholm is part of the UK government's hardened plan to tackle illegal channel crossings, with the barge intended to act as a deterrent and mark a move away from more costly forms of accommodating migrants. "I think it's important for locals to show that we welcome refugees" says another Portland resident, Richard Hatfield. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES