FBU hails end of “living nightmare” of Bibby Stockholm barge

The government has announced that the Bibby Stockholm barge will no longer host asylum seekers from January.

Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: 

“The Bibby Stockholm must be consigned to history along with the cruelty it represents. The Fire Brigades Union warned that the barge was a potential death trap – these dangerous and inhumane conditions must never be recreated.

“The asylum seekers forced on board have endured a living nightmare and should be provided with appropriate accommodation immediately. Labour must leave the Conservative’s divisive legacy behind and put an end to attacks on refugees.”