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The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 people
ASYLUM-SEEKERS could be back on the Bibby Stockholm barge in days after a health minister today described the discovery of Legionella in its water supply as a “teething issue.”
The Tories were branded “contemptible” after Will Quince played down the dangers of the potentially fatal bacteria.
Asylum-seekers had spent four days on the Bibby Stockholm before it was evacuated on Friday after it emerged tests had revealed Legionella.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said any deal must be at an EU level, with a leaked memo now suggesting such a pact is not being entertained by Brussels.
A government spokeswoman said: “We remain open to working with the EU to take forward negotiations on a UK-EU returns deal, as part of our international efforts to tackle illegal migration and to crack down on these exploitative gangs.”
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
