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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Flora Thompson

Migrant barge ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

PA Wire

Grant Shapps has been forced to insist the Bibby Stockholm “quasi-prison” that will house asylum seekers is not a “deathtrap” following fire risk warnings.

The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) said it would write to the energy secretary about concerns with overcrowding and access to fire exits in the barge.

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