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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Liam Thorp

Liverpool firm defends barge involved in controversial government asylum seeker plan

The Liverpool company behind a barge at the centre of the government's controversial plans to house asylum seekers off the Dorset coast has responded to criticism.

This week the Home Office said “basic and functional accommodation” would be provided on the Bibby Stockholm vessel along with 24-hour security. The government is planning to use the vessel

The Home Office is planning to use the Bibby Stockholm vessel to house migrants who are waiting for asylum decisions in a bid to reduce the reliance on hotels.

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