Tag: barge
Asylum seekers moved off Dorset barge
PA MediaCampaigners helping the asylum seekers say they have seen them sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and BristolHundreds of asylum s [...]
Migrant barge to be closed
The contract for a barge which houses asylum seekers will not be renewed past January 2025, according to the Home Office.Extending the use of the Bibb [...]
Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seeker on board barge dies
The three-storey barge moored off Dorset houses people awaiting the outcome of asylum applications.
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Bibby Stockholm: Migrants return to barge amid protest at port gates
The Bibby Stockholm was evacuated in August after Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply.
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Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge faces legal challenge over fire safety
Firefighters have raised concerns about overcrowding and fire exit access on the Bibby Stockholm.
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Bibby Stockholm: Sunak committed to housing asylum seekers on barge
The Bibby Stockholm is empty after Legionella bacteria was found and asylum seekers taken off the barge.
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Bibby Stockholm: No one harmed over discovery of Legionella on barge – health secretary
Steve Barclay insists ministers took 'instant action' to move asylum seekers off the Bibby Stockholm barge.
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Migrants being moved off barge over bacteria fears
The first group of asylum seekers went on board the controversial housing barge earlier this week.
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Bibby Stockholm: Migrants changing minds over move to barge – Robert Jenrick
A "significant" number who had refused to board have changed their minds, the immigration minister says.
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Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers warned over failure to board Dorset barge
Migrants are being threatened with having rights to government support withdrawn.
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Inside Bibby Stockholm: On board barge housing asylum seekers
What will life be like on the Bibby Stockholm?
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Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers board housing barge in Dorset
The Home Office says "a small group" of about 20 people refused to board the Bibby Stockholm.
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Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers to board barge
The barge, docked in Dorset, will house up to 500 people in plans critics have called inhumane.
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Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers will be on barge in coming weeks – Oliver Dowden
Oliver Dowden tells the BBC he is "confident" remaining issues with the Bibby Stockholm will be resolved.
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Bibby Stockholm: Asylum barge not a death trap, minister Grant Shapps says
The Fire Brigades Union has serious concerns about potential overcrowding and fire exits access.
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