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Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m

Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money

The Guardian - UK

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

Man who died on Bibby Stockholm said ‘he wanted to go back to his home country’

Leonard Farruku told hotel staff before arriving on the barge that he wanted to go to Albania because of his mental health.

Evening Standard

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Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm question mental health care

Sisters of Leonard Farruku tell inquest his ‘mental state was clearly not right’ and ask why he was put on the barge

The Guardian - UK

Family question mental health care after death of man on Bibby Stockholm barge

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023.

Evening Standard

Man died on Bibby Stockholm barge after mental health struggles, inquest hears

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023

The Independent UK

Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

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Firm behind beleaguered Bibby Stockholm migrant barge handed another £150m government contract

All asylum seekers have now been moved off the Bibby Stockholm and the barge has been towed away

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm barge towed away, 18 months after arriving in Dorset

Vessel commissioned by previous Conservative government to house asylum seekers was decommissioned in November

The Guardian - UK

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

Last asylum seekers living on Bibby Stockholm set to leave barge

It comes as the Government said it would not renew the use of the accommodation after its contract expires in January.

Evening Standard

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

Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge

Migrants are being transferred from the barge and into hotels across the country

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm barge to be scrapped as migrant accommodation under Labour plan

The contract for the vessel, moored in Portland Port, will not be renewed, the Home Office said

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Bibby Stockholm barge to close as Labour overhaul asylum system

THE Bibby Stockholm barge is to stop housing asylum seekers from the end of January 2025, the Home Office has confirmed.

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge stage sit-down protest

Protest over delays in processing claims and conditions comes amid one of highest rates of occupancy on vessel

The Independent UK

Labour will keep Bibby Stockholm barge in use if elected, Yvette Cooper confirms

The party has said it cannot end the use of the vessel immediately if it wins the election, but that it wants to end the need for barges and hotels ‘as fast as possible’

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'I haven't seen my family for nine months, all I have is my bike': Elite cyclist seeking asylum says he would be 'broken' if moved to Bibby Stockholm barge

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou competed in last summer’s Glasgow World Championships before he applied for asylum in the UK

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Protesters outside London hostel housing migrants 'set to be moved to Bibby Stockholm barge'

Dozens of activists gathered at a south London hostel after reports migrants living there are due to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge.

The Guardian - UK

Elite cyclist seeking UK asylum told he must move to Bibby Stockholm barge

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou cannot take his bike onboard and says he ‘will not have the chance to rebuild’ his racing career

The Guardian - UK

‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches

Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge

Evening Standard

'Refugees are welcome here!': Protesters in Peckham block coach from taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm barge

Video shows an apparently peaceful protest, with activists surrounding the coach with linked arms

The Guardian - UK

Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm say government should be held responsible

Leonard Farruku, 27, died in a suspected suicide on barge for asylum seekers and his relatives want an independent inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm was ‘tricked’ on to barge, says support worker

‘Closed quasi-detention conditions’ mean death of Leonard Farruku should be examined, lawyers say

Evening Standard

Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm 'lay undiscovered for 12 hours', roommate says

Former Commonwealth Games competitor Yusuf Deen Kargbo says he was not offered support after his roommate's death

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