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Last asylum seekers living on Bibby Stockholm set to leave barge

It comes as the Government said it would not renew the use of the accommodation after its contract expires in January.

Evening Standard

Peckham protesters who blocked asylum seeker coach heading to Bibby Stockolm barge cleared

Protesters who blocked a coach from taking asylum seekers from a London hotel to the Bibby Stockholm barge have been cleared of criminal charges.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge

Migrants are being transferred from the barge and into hotels across the country

Evening Standard

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Bibby Stockholm barge to be scrapped as migrant accommodation under Labour plan

The contract for the vessel, moored in Portland Port, will not be renewed, the Home Office said

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm barge to close as Labour overhaul asylum system

THE Bibby Stockholm barge is to stop housing asylum seekers from the end of January 2025, the Home Office has confirmed.

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge stage sit-down protest

Protest over delays in processing claims and conditions comes amid one of highest rates of occupancy on vessel

The Guardian - UK

Labour will keep Bibby Stockholm barge in use if elected, Yvette Cooper confirms

The party has said it cannot end the use of the vessel immediately if it wins the election, but that it wants to end the need for barges and hotels ‘as fast as possible’

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'I haven't seen my family for nine months, all I have is my bike': Elite cyclist seeking asylum says he would be 'broken' if moved to Bibby Stockholm barge

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou competed in last summer’s Glasgow World Championships before he applied for asylum in the UK

Cycling Weekly

Protesters outside London hostel housing migrants 'set to be moved to Bibby Stockholm barge'

Dozens of activists gathered at a south London hostel after reports migrants living there are due to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge.

Evening Standard

Elite cyclist seeking UK asylum told he must move to Bibby Stockholm barge

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou cannot take his bike onboard and says he ‘will not have the chance to rebuild’ his racing career

The Guardian - UK

‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches

Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge

The Guardian - UK

'Refugees are welcome here!': Protesters in Peckham block coach from taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm barge

Video shows an apparently peaceful protest, with activists surrounding the coach with linked arms

Evening Standard

Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm say government should be held responsible

Leonard Farruku, 27, died in a suspected suicide on barge for asylum seekers and his relatives want an independent inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm was ‘tricked’ on to barge, says support worker

‘Closed quasi-detention conditions’ mean death of Leonard Farruku should be examined, lawyers say

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Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm 'lay undiscovered for 12 hours', roommate says

Former Commonwealth Games competitor Yusuf Deen Kargbo says he was not offered support after his roommate's death

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm migrant warns others may harm themselves after roommate’s death

‘Every day their stress is increasing, getting worse’

The Guardian - UK

Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm lay undiscovered for 12 hours, roommate says

Exclusive: Leonard Farruku’s former roommate was offered no support after being relocated to another room without belongings

Evening Standard

Leonard Farruku: Fundraiser for man who died on Bibby Stockholm close to doubling £10,000 target

The family of Leonard Farruku launched an appeal to help repatriate his body to Albania

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Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm 'facing double tragedy', says sister

A fundraising appeal has been set up to repatriate Leonard Farruku's body to his native Albania

The Independent UK

Sunak government quietly deletes damning report on Bibby Stockholm barge

Impact assessment which found radical plan ‘discriminatory’ pulled from government website

The National (Scotland)

UK Government deletes report calling asylum seeker barge ‘discriminatory’

THE UK Government has deleted a report calling the Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker barge "discriminatory"...

The Independent UK

Housing asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge is discriminatory, Home Office finds

The department’s equality impact assessment found keeping people on the barge breaks the 2010 Equality Act on the grounds of sex and age

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody has told us anything’: Bibby Stockholm residents prepare for ‘boring’ Christmas

Asylum seekers living on the vessel moored in Portland, Dorset say they expect another ‘boring’ day on the ‘floating prison’

The Guardian - UK

Coroner asks Home Office for statement on man’s death on Bibby Stockholm

Coroner gives department six weeks to respond as inquest opens into death of Leonard Farruku on barge

International Business Times UK

Bibby Stockholm Barge Suicide Victim Identified As Albanian National

Asylum seekers are speaking out against the Bibby Stockholm Barge after a series of suicides, revealing that "the boat is like a prison".

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