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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Bibby Stockholm barge to be scrapped as migrant accommodation under Labour plan

The Bibby Stockholm barge is set to be scrapped as migrant accommodation under Labour’s asylum system overhaul.

The contract for the vessel, moored in Portland Port, Dorset, will not be renewed and will end in January, the Home Office announced on Tuesday.

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