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Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess asylum seeker who took his own life

Leonard Farruku died onboard the Bibby Stockholm in December 2023.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Life and death on the Bibby Stockholm: ‘No one wanted to go inside – but we had no choice’

From the moment it was announced that asylum seekers would be accommodated on this hulking, prison-like barge, the scheme was steeped in controversy. As it leaves British waters, here is the inside story

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

Peckham protesters who blocked asylum seeker coach heading to Bibby Stockolm barge cleared

Protesters who blocked a coach from taking asylum seekers from a London hotel to the Bibby Stockholm barge have been cleared of criminal charges.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Bibby Stockholm: legionella is not the only health threat on the asylum barge

Just days after being moved in, people seeking asylum were removed from the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge due to legionella bacteria on board. Dorset council, where the barge is located, has raised concerns that delays in removing people increased their risk of exposure to the potentially fatal bacteria.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: the UK’s own Alcatraz?

Arriving on the Bibby Stockholm was like “entering Alcatraz prison”, according to one of the first asylum seekers to board the controversial barge.

The Week · Aug 9, 2023

Dowden’s jibe at fire union over migrant barge safety ‘disgraceful’

Deputy PM suggested FBU’s Labour affiliation influenced its decision to raise concerns about the Bibby Stockholm

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

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

Inside the giant barge for 500 migrants that just arrived in the UK

With ‘natural ventilation and wifi connection throughout’, the barge can accommodate up to 506 people across 222 bedrooms

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Liverpool firm defends barge involved in controversial government asylum seeker plan

Bibby Marine Limited is based in Liverpool and the owner of the Bibby Stockholm vessel at the centre of the government's plans

Liverpool Echo · Apr 6, 2023