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Asylum seekers could be housed on Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as Monday despite safety concerns

Government hopes to get 500 male migrants on the barge in Dorset by end of this week, minister reveals

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Bibby Stockholm barge could accept asylum seekers as soon as Monday

Ministers are pushing on with plans to use the vessel in Portland Port, Dorset, despite safety fears and local opposition.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings

Internal document warns ‘large numbers’ could be affected if disease breaks out on barge planned to house asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

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Asylum seeker who escaped from Iran says Dorset barge will be another ‘jail’

Human rights lawyer says he has been unable to sleep in anticipation of move to Bibby Stockholm

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

First asylum seekers set to be housed on barge 'in coming days'

The first asylum seekers will go on to the Bibby Stockholm barge “in the coming days”, the immigration minister has said after a series of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2023

Asylum seekers to be housed on Bibby barge ‘in coming days’, minister says

Robert Jenrick insisted the vessel is ‘safe’ after the firefighters’ union claimed it is a ‘potential deathtrap’

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2023

Asylum seekers to be housed on Bibby barge ‘in coming days’, minister says - OLD

Robert Jenrick insisted the vessel is ‘safe’ after the firefighters’ union claimed it is a ‘potential deathtrap’.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

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No full-time firefighters near Bibby Stockholm asylum barge prompts ‘real concerns’ over emergency response

Exclusive: Firefighter’s report calls for government to abandon plans amid ‘major life risk’

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Oliver Dowden suggests Fire Brigades Union’s concerns over asylum seeker barge politically motivated – as it happened

The FBU had said the Bibby Stockholm could be a floating ‘death trap’ for asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

Bibby Stockholm will be housing people within weeks, says Oliver Dowden

Deputy PM ‘confident’ asylum barge will soon be used and that fire safety concerns will be taken into account

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

Asylum seekers will go onto barge in ‘coming weeks’, says Dowden

The Deputy Prime Minister said migrants would be housed on the Bibby Stockholm at Portland soon.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Thursday briefing: Is the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge a disaster waiting to happen?

In today’s newsletter: From overcrowding to fire safety concerns, the government’s floating facility in Dorset has been plagued with problems, and now faces a delay. What’s behind the Home Office’s latest debacle?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

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

A vacant barge, no flights to Rwanda … beyond a certain point, even Tory supporters will grow tired of empty politics, says civil liberties writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Union demands meeting with Home Secretary over Bibby barge fire safety fears

The Fire Brigades Union said it has written to Suella Braverman over fears about overcrowding and access to fire exits.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023

Migrant barge Bibby Stockholm ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Grant Shapps forced to insist Bibby Stockholm migrants’ barge is not a ‘death trap’

‘There’s no reason why it wouldn’t be absolutely safe,’ energy secretary says amid ongoing concerns about scheme

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Housing refugees on barge risks retraumatising them, says charity chief

Steve Smith, CEO of Care4Calais, also said the Bibby Stockholm barge was ‘an accident waiting to happen’.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Migrant barge ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

Bibby Stockholm delay adds to disarray of Sunak’s ‘stop the boats’ pledge

As with the Rwanda plan, the PM has been frustrated in his attempts to house asylum seekers on a giant barge

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears

Exclusive: Officials carry out last-minute inspections after reports Bibby Stockholm could become ‘floating Grenfell’

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

‘What is the Bibby Stockholm?’: Home Office not telling asylum seekers they are being moved to a barge

Exclusive: Lawyers reviewing one-page notices arriving in hotels, amid confusion and concern

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Bibby Stockholm barge faces fire safety concerns – reports

The Times reported serious fire safety concerns about the vessel and that fire service approval remains pending.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

First asylum seekers expected to move onto Bibby Stockholm barge next week

At full capacity of 500, each asylum seeker will have less living space than an average car parking bay

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023

First 50 asylum seekers expected to be sent to Bibby Stockholm barge on Tuesday

Refugee campaigners and residents in Dorset have raised concerns about the barge’s impact

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