Delays to house asylum seekers on barge due to health and safety worker checks
Wednesday, 2 August 2023 Delays to moving asylum seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm barge are now being caused by checks on working practices, Sky News understands.
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...
Protests broke out in Peckham, London, over the planned transfer of asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset.
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Rishi Sunak has been asked if he was personally warned about potential risks to asylum seekers onboard the Bibby Stockholm barge.
Dodging the question, the prime minister said it was right to have..
Health Secretary Steve Barclay insists no asylum seekers were harmed after Legionella bacteria was discovered on Bibby Stockholm, adding they would reboard the barge in the "coming weeks". Report by..
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Wednesday, 2 August 2023
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