CheshireAug 20, 2023
Government’s ‘small boats week’ backfires as Labour lead on immigration rises
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/governments-small-boats-week-backfires-as-labour-lead-on-immigration-rises?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Government’s ‘small boats week’ backfires as Labour lead on immigration rises

Tory attempt to capitalise on Channel crossings draws attention to immigration and strengthens opposition lead on issue

The Guardian
AutisticMumTo3Aug 16, 2023

If you thought ‘small boats week’ was a disaster, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Welcome to ‘NHS week’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-health-week-small-boats-sunak-b2392840.html

#SmallBoats
#NHS
#SmallBoatsWeek
#NHSWeek
#Cancer
#CancerTargets
#UKGov
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If you thought ‘small boats week’ was a disaster, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Welcome to ‘NHS week’

NHS week must have been planned for a long time. Far too long, certainly, to drop it once it became clear that it would be a bit of an embarrassment, writes Tom Peck

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Aug 13, 2023

Government faces renewed pressure as Tory MP questions ‘small boats week’ | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/13/more-than-500-people-crossed-channel-in-small-boats-on-saturday

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#ChannelCrossingDeaths
#Loughton
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More than 500 people crossed Channel in small boats on Saturday

Home Office puts figure at 509 for day on which six died in sinking, in latest setback for PM’s pledge to tackle issue

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 13, 2023
'It was promoted as #RishiSunak’s “#SmallBoatsWeek” – seven days when the government would hail progress on tacking #ChannelCrossings. Yet each day would bring another painful reminder that its asylum policy is in a mess with the grimmest news – fresh deaths as another boat has capsized – capping a sobering week.' https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/13/how-the-small-boats-week-unravelled #ToryPoliciesInAction
How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled

First asylum seekers were forced on to the Bibby Stockholm barge – then they were taken off when Legionella was detected

The Guardian
CheshireAug 13, 2023
How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled
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How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled

First asylum seekers were forced on to the Bibby Stockholm barge – then they were taken off when Legionella was detected

The Guardian
Poetry NewsAug 12, 2023

The camp of small boats is now departed
By Britain’s Finance Minister, Sunak targeted
But the barge for migrants called Bibby Stockholm
Legionnaires’ disease caused an unwelcome commotion
Migrants had to disembark, it was true
Humiliation for Rishi’s week, through and through

#rishisunak #smallboatsweek #bibbystockholm #legionnairesdisease #poetry

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bibby-stockholm-legionnaires-barge-evacuated-b2391678.html

Bibby Stockholm migrant barge evacuated over legionnaires’ disease fears

Migrants forced to disembark from ‘Bibby Stockholm’ just days after arriving on board

The Independent