The Government’s ‘small boats week’ descended into farce on Friday, as asylum seekers were taken off the Bibby Stockholm barge after traces of Legionella bacteria were found in the onboard water system.
There followed a war of words between Dorset Council and the Home Office after migrants spent four days on the vessel. The Government today insisted that it evacuated the barge as soon as ministers were notified that traces of bacteria had been detected.
