Hundreds of asylum seekers have been removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge and will enter hotels and council accommodation.
30/10/2024
The government has defended requesting further space in hotels to house migrants following a spike in illegal Channel crossings.
16/10/2024
The Bibby Stockholm barge is set to close next year as part of Labour's overhaul of the asylum system.
23/07/2024
The number of asylum seekers on board the floating Bibby Stockholm barge is almost at its capacity limit - with protests erupting and migrants going on ‘hunger strike’ over conditions on board, sources have told LBC.
17/07/2024
Labour will not get rid of the Bibby Stockholm barge on day one, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.
25/06/2024
A minister told LBC this morning that potentially spurious bids to remain in the UK are "one of the difficult aspects" of the asylum process.
05/02/2024
Forty asylum seekers aboard the Bibby Stockholm are converting to Christianity - as fears grow that some are using conversion as a means of staying in the UK.
04/02/2024
More than 60 charities have united to demand the immediate closure of the Bibby Stockholm used to accommodate asylum seekers - days after a man died following a suspected suicide on the barge,
15/12/2023
An asylum seeker living on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset has revealed that everyone on board is "furious" after a migrant "took their own life".
12/12/2023
A migrant has died on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset after 'taking his own life'.
12/12/2023
Asylum seekers have returned to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset more than two months after it was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella.
19/10/2023
Migrants who were moved off the Bibby Stockholm after legionella bacteria was found onboard have been told they will be moved back onto the controversial barge.
10/10/2023
The Home Secretary has told LBC she is 'confident' in the safety of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge, despite an outbreak of Legionella bacteria which caused migrants to be removed after speaking just four days aboard.
20/09/2023
The Bibby Stockholm barge has cost more than half a million pounds in the last month, enough to clear 1,000 asylum claims.
08/09/2023
A firefighters union could launch a new legal challenge to Government plans to house migrants on the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge - after accusing ministers of a 'callous disregard' for safety onboard the vessel.
27/08/2023
