Rishi Sunak insists Bibby Stockholm migrant barge is 'not a shambles'. Source: LBC
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00:00 I mean you talked about barges, it's one of the many unfairnesses we have.
00:03 We've got British taxpayers stumping up millions of pounds a day to house illegal migrants
00:08 in hotels.
00:09 Why has the BB Stockholm been such a shambles?
00:11 It hasn't, no it hasn't.
00:13 They were due to go on yesterday Prime Minister, then after probably until next week.
00:17 I think the point here is not is it next week, is it yesterday.
00:20 The fact is this is an example of me doing something different that hasn't been done
00:23 before to help solve a serious problem because I want to relieve the pressure.
00:27 It hasn't been done yet.
00:28 It is in the process of being done.
00:30 There is a barge here, people are going to be put on it which will ease pressure in local
00:34 communities and save hotels.
00:35 But are you trying to put too many people on it?
00:36 No, not at all.
00:37 Is that the danger?
00:38 Let's take a step back, right, let's take a step back.
00:40 What are we trying to do?
00:41 We're trying to end the unfairness of the current system.
00:45 Yes.
00:46 Right, Angela talked about it, as I said, British taxpayers shouldn't be stumping up
00:50 millions of pounds to house illegal migrants in hotels.
00:52 That's wrong and it's unfair and I want it to stop.
00:54 It's unfair to the people who actually come here legally.