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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tobi Thomas

Ministers must say what was known of legionella on Bibby Stockholm, says Labour

People carrying bags are seen boarding the Bibby Stockholm barge on 7 August.
People carrying bags are seen boarding the Bibby Stockholm barge on 7 August. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

The shadow immigration minister, Stephen Kinnock, has written to the Home Office demanding to know what the department knew about the risk of legionella bacteria being present on the Bibby Stockholm before moving people on to the barge.

Thirty-nine people were removed from the Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, on Friday, after the potentially deadly bacteria was detected in the barge’s water system.

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