Rishi Sunak has insisted that his government is committed to its controversial plans to house asylum seekers on a barge after a series of setbacks which have frustrated a flagship “stop the boats” policy.
In his first comments since people due to be housed on the Bibby Stockholm were removed from the vessel when traces of legionella bacteria were found in the water supply, he argued that the approach was fairer for the taxpayer than putting up asylum seekers in hotels.
