Rishi Sunak, beware: the Bibby Stockholm is becoming a monument to your incompetence

‘The Bibby Stockholm barge is a visual metaphor for the government’s ‘stop the boats’ campaign – use a large boat to deter the small boats from crossing.’ Photograph: James Manning/PA

There are some Home Office schemes to curb the flow of asylum seekers into the UK in which flaws become more apparent after rollout. Others are quashed before they’ve got going – or turn out to be unlawful.

The latest controversial scheme, to accommodate people on the Bibby Stockholm, a giant barge moored in Portland harbour, is no exception. It’s not clear yet which section of the Home Office rankings it will end up in. Indications so far are not promising.