A barge set to house around 500 migrants has arrived in Falmouth to be assessed and refurbished for its controversial new role.Local Tories and police chiefs in Dorset have questioned plans for the Bibby Stockholm barge to be based in Portland Port.Dorset police and crime commissioner (PCC) David Sidwick demanded answers from Home Secretary Suella Braverman about funding for the extra policing that will be required.The Tory PCC said Dorset Police have started "the necessary and detailed planning

A barge set to house around 500 migrants has arrived in Falmouth to be assessed and refurbished for its controversial new role.Local Tories and police chiefs in Dorset have questioned plans for the Bibby Stockholm barge to be based in Portland Port.Dorset police and crime commissioner (PCC) David Sidwick demanded answers from Home Secretary Suella Braverman about funding for the extra policing that will be required.The Tory PCC said Dorset Police have started "the necessary and detailed planning required to ensure both asylum seekers and residents will be kept safe"."Currently though, they also have detailed questions that need answering and that are necessary to ensure the safety of all concerned," he said."I have been and remain in regular contact with both the Home Secretary and the policing minister with regard to the funding that will be required to meet the extra policing needs that this project will entail."I am determined that the funding should not come from the current police