
Ministers took “very quick action” to move asylum seekers from the Bibby Stockholm barge after traces of Legionella bacteria were found, the Health Secretary said, amid a blame game about the response to the situation.
Steve Barclay said Home Office ministers were not told about the situation until the night of August 10, despite claims a local council told the contractors running the vessel about test results on August 7 – the day migrants boarded the barge.