Up to 400 asylum seekers who were housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge are moved by Labour into hotel and council accommodation in the Midlands
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Up to 400 asylum seekers who were housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge are moved by Labour into hotel and council accommodation in the Midlands

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of asylum seekers are being moved from the Bibby Stockholm to a hotel and council accommodation in the Midlands as ministers rush to close the barge by Christmas. It comes amid reports the Home Office may be about to open more asylum hotels as demand soars following the arrival of nearly 150,000 migrants over the last six years. Around 400 people will be transferred from the Bibby Stockholm after it was axed by the Labour government as part of its review of the asylum system Migrants board an overloaded boat off the coast of France on Friday While the number of new asylum hotels have been confirmed, a Home Office source told Times Radio that more are coming in the 'days and weeks'. The Bibby Stockholm is one of two major asylum accommodation sites established by the Conservative government in an attempt to reduce the then £8million daily cost of putting up migrants in hotels.

History of this topic

Labour's promise to 'end asylum hotels' backfires as numbers rise by 8,500
3 weeks ago
Firm behind beleaguered Bibby Stockholm migrant barge handed another £150m government contract
1 month ago
Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers
3 months, 1 week ago
Bibby Stockholm migrants smile for selfie leaving the barge as it's claimed some are 'jumping the queue' for new homes
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Bibby Stockholm as work begins to rehome asylum seekers after Labour closure announcement
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bibby Stockholm contract will not be renewed as Labour to shut down migrant barge
7 months, 3 weeks ago
UK government scrapping use of a barge off English coast to house asylum-seekers
7 months, 3 weeks ago
UK to close migrant barge amid Labour govt asylum overhaul
7 months, 3 weeks ago
UK to stop using Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers
7 months, 3 weeks ago
U.K. government scrapping use of barge off English coast to house asylum-seekers
7 months, 3 weeks ago
UK to close migrant barge amid Labour govt asylum overhaul
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm and Wethersfield RAF base in last three months
10 months ago
Asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge describe ‘prison-like conditions’
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Asylum chaos as RAF sites and Bibby Stockholm barge to cost more than hotels
1 year ago
Government asylum housing plans to cost millions more than hotels – watchdog
1 year ago
'Forty' refugees on the Bibby Stockholm Barge are attending local church services amid fears that Christianity conversion may be new 'loophole' to remain in country after Clapham chemical attack suspe
1 year, 1 month ago
Bibby Stockholm migrant barge ‘to cost more per head than hotels’ despite Home Office pledge to cut bill
1 year, 4 months ago
First asylum seekers back on board Bibby Stockholm after Legionella evacuation
1 year, 5 months ago
Asylum seekers return to the Bibby Stockholm barge after legionella scare
1 year, 5 months ago
Protesters gather as asylum seekers brought back to Bibby Stockholm barge
1 year, 5 months ago
Suella Braverman wins Bibby Stockholm barge High Court fight against mayor who argued housing migrants on the vessel breached planning and equality laws
1 year, 5 months ago
Key decision due in fight over Bibby Stockholm migrant barge in Dorset
1 year, 5 months ago
Bibby Stockholm migrant barge made ready to rehouse asylum seekers after legionella outbreak
1 year, 6 months ago
‘Weeks’ before migrants back on board Bibby barge – minister
1 year, 6 months ago
Rishi Sunak defends Bibby Stockholm plan after series of setbacks
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm migrants could be back on barge ‘within days’ after Legionella scare
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: A timeline of the government’s controversial migrant accommodation
1 year, 7 months ago
Government officials planning for migrant crisis to last for ‘years’
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm asylum-seeker barge evacuated after traces of deadly legionella bacteria found in water
1 year, 7 months ago
All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm migrant barge evacuated over legionnaires’ disease fears
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm migrants moved off barge after legionella bacteria found
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent’ barge are not small boat migrants
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: Workers ‘driven stir-crazy’ on cramped barge ‘not designed for living on’
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: Home Office threatens asylum seekers with homelessness for refusing to move onto barge
1 year, 7 months ago
Lee Anderson tells asylum seekers to ‘f*** off back to France’
1 year, 7 months ago
Migrants told - Get on the Bibby Stockholm today or be homeless: Home Office warns asylum seekers to move to Dorset vessel or have free accommodation cancelled after 15 spent their first night on ship
1 year, 7 months ago
UK government to house asylum seekers on barges in bid to cut costs
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm barge: Home Office breaks own rules by trying to put disabled asylum seekers and torture victims on board
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers moved onto migrant barge
1 year, 7 months ago
Bibby Stockholm: What life aboard ‘quasi-prison’ barge will look like for asylum seekers
1 year, 7 months ago
Asylum seekers could be housed on Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as Monday despite safety concerns
1 year, 7 months ago
Labour would use barges to house asylum seekers for a 'very short' period while backlog is tackled, shadow immigration minister says
1 year, 7 months ago
UK moves asylum seekers to barge despite humanitarian concerns
1 year, 7 months ago
Britain moves asylum seekers to barge moored off south England in bid to cut costs
1 year, 7 months ago
Labour would use asylum seeker barges temporarily while tackling cases backlog
1 year, 7 months ago
Grant Shapps forced to insist Bibby Stockholm ‘quasi prison’ barge is not a ‘death trap’
1 year, 7 months ago
UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap
1 year, 7 months ago
Legal challenges loom as asylum seekers fight transfer to Bibby Stockholm barge
1 year, 7 months ago

Discover Related