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Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm question mental health care

Sisters of Leonard Farruku tell inquest his ‘mental state was clearly not right’ and ask why he was put on the barge

The Guardian - UK

Family question mental health care after death of man on Bibby Stockholm barge

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023.

Evening Standard

Man died on Bibby Stockholm barge after mental health struggles, inquest hears

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023

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Firm behind Bibby Stockholm to take over running of migrant hotels after contractor replaced

Home Office minister says government will ‘ensure contracts deliver for the UK’

The Independent UK

What life is like for the asylum seekers in hotels being attacked by far right groups

As tensions have risen around small boat crossings and asylum seekers in the UK, the hotels housing them have become regular targets of attacks by far-right, anti-immigration protesters.

The Conversation

We have allowed the demonisation and dehumanisation of male refugees. They are victims too

The right calls them ‘economic migrants’; progressives respond by focusing on women and children. I’ve fallen into that trap myself, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Pylons can be pretty if you use your imagination

Letters: Powering homes | Cash over card | Repurposing Bibby Stockholm | An inquiry into inquiries

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Bibby Stockholm barge to close as asylum accommodation, says Home Office

Vessel moored in Dorset, which is home to 400 people, to be shut down in January when contract ends

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm contract will not be renewed as Labour to shut down migrant barge

Controversial Bibby Stockholm barge closure comes on a day when audit reports reveal billions wasted in government departments under Tories

The Independent UK

London protesters block transfer of asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm

Dozens of demonstrators in Peckham surround coach, preventing it from taking people to barge in Dorset

The Guardian - UK

Company that manages Bibby Stockholm given £100m Defra contract

Defra says contract with Australian firm CTM is for staff accommodation and travel, but offers no further detail

The Guardian - UK

Deadly experiment? UK asylum sites criticised for ‘horrific’ level of despair

Critics of the government’s mass housing plan say it won’t save public money and at worst put asylum seekers at risk of suicide

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to bring body home

THE family of a man believed to have killed himself on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland have said they have had to turn to crowdfunding to…

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Growing despair of asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm over living conditions

Concerns raised over security, food and lack of information after resident’s suicide as cost of vessel revealed to be more than £22m

The Guardian - UK

Singapore activist due for Bibby Stockholm ‘would rather die on street’

Yao Hui Charles Yeo, a lawyer and opposition politician, fears for health after recent death on barge

The National (Scotland)

Support workers apologise after misnaming man who died on board Bibby Stockholm

SUPPORT workers have apologised after misnaming the person who died on board the Bibby Stockholm barge.

The Independent UK

Migrants reveal fear over being told to return to ‘death trap’ Bibby Stockholm after legionella scare

Home Office starts telling asylum seekers they will be moved back onto barge

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘committed’ to housing asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm

Prime minister doubles down on government’s plans and argues use of barge is fairer for taxpayers

The National (Scotland)

Lee Anderson refuses to apologise for telling migrants to 'f*** off back to France'

LEE Anderson has refused to apologise for telling asylum seekers to “f*** off back to France” and instead doubled down on his comments regarding…

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum seekers who refuse to live on barges could lose government support

Threat from immigration minister follows legal challenge to use of Bibby Stockholm as accommodation

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers have ‘right’ to challenge move to Bibby barge – charity

Care4Calais said it had ‘serious concerns’ about the wording of notices issued by the Home Office.

The Guardian - UK

Legal reprieve for asylum seekers ordered to live on Dorset barge

As first 15 people move on to Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, lawyers say they are intervening to halt transfer of dozens more

The Guardian - UK

First occupants of Bibby Stockholm barge taken onboard

First asylum seekers to be housed on floating accommodation in Portland, Dorset, have arrived

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: What life aboard ‘quasi-prison’ barge will look like for asylum seekers

With bunk beds, metal fencing and cabins for six people, Lizzie Dearden reports from the controversial Bibby Stockholm

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