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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor and Peter Walker

Asylum seekers say Bibby Stockholm conditions caused suicide attempt

Bibby Stockholm barge
The asylum seekers described the barge as ‘a place of exile’. Photograph: Getty Images

Thirty-nine asylum seekers who were briefly accommodated on the Home Office’s controversial Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset have said conditions onboard were so bad that one was driven to attempt suicide.

A three-page letter sent to the home secretary, Suella Braverman, also sets out the asylum seekers’ fear and despair at being trapped on the barge and appeals to her to help them in their search for safety and freedom in the UK.

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