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Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shunning barge

Alex Chalk defended the remarks made by the Ashfield MP after just 15 migrants entered the Bibby Stockholm barge off the Dorset coast on Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

The best spa hotels in Dorset for luxury and relaxation

From Miami-inflected cool in Bournemouth to a coastal getaway with a Pig, here are the best spa hotels in Dorset

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Legal reprieve for asylum seekers ordered to live on Dorset barge

As first 15 people move on to Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, lawyers say they are intervening to halt transfer of dozens more

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

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‘Should we cheer?’: support for asylum seekers arriving at Dorset port

Local campaigners deliver welcome packs for people transferred to Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

What will life be like for migrants aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge?

The barge, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, is the first procured by the Government to house asylum seekers while their claims are processed.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

First occupants of Bibby Stockholm barge taken onboard

First asylum seekers to be housed on floating accommodation in Portland, Dorset, have arrived

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge

THE first asylum seekers have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, it is understood, with hundreds more arrivals anticipated this week.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2023

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OPINION - The Standard View: Gimmicks won’t help clear the asylum backlog

Up to 50 people could be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge, docked in Portland Port, Dorset, as early as today. Ministers say this is a more cost-effective way of housing migrants, while refugee campaigners have condemned the policy as “cruel and inhumane”.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers arrive on barge as ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ to stop boat crossings

Government pushes on with plans to use Bibby Stockholm in Portland Port despite safety fears and local opposition

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Asylum seekers could be housed on Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as Monday despite safety concerns

Government hopes to get 500 male migrants on the barge in Dorset by end of this week, minister reveals

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Bibby Stockholm barge could accept asylum seekers as soon as Monday

Ministers are pushing on with plans to use the vessel in Portland Port, Dorset, despite safety fears and local opposition.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Asylum seeker who escaped from Iran says Dorset barge will be another ‘jail’

Human rights lawyer says he has been unable to sleep in anticipation of move to Bibby Stockholm

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

Five of the best walks on England’s South West Coast Path

How better to celebrate 50 years of the stunning West Country network than walking one of these Cornwall, Devon or Dorset sections

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

Thursday briefing: Is the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge a disaster waiting to happen?

In today’s newsletter: From overcrowding to fire safety concerns, the government’s floating facility in Dorset has been plagued with problems, and now faces a delay. What’s behind the Home Office’s latest debacle?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023

Migrant barge Bibby Stockholm ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Migrant barge ‘not a deathtrap’, Cabinet minister insists

Pictures showed a food delivery being unloaded at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge is ‘potential deathtrap’, say firefighters

FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Sewage spills mapped as overspills in protected areas ‘topped 300,000 hours last year’

Lake District and Dorset Coasts among beauty spots hit by sewage overflow

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears

Exclusive: Officials carry out last-minute inspections after reports Bibby Stockholm could become ‘floating Grenfell’

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

‘Final preparations’ taking place to house asylum seekers on barge

The Home Office had been expecting to send an initial group of people to the accommodation in Portland, Dorset, on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023

Le Roi de Lahore review – rare staging of Massenet’s sumptuous grand opera

The Dorset festival chorus and orchestra along with a fine cast do full justice to this spicy tale of a doomed love triangle – a forgotten gem that has not been staged in Britain since 1879

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023

First 50 asylum seekers expected to be sent to Bibby Stockholm barge on Tuesday

Refugee campaigners and residents in Dorset have raised concerns about the barge’s impact

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries

Fire safety concerns and lack of lifejackets noted on the 500-capacity barge, moored in Portland, Dorset

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023

'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge

The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK government’s hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This, the Home Office argues, will benefit British taxpayers and local residents.

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023

S Club say they tried desperately to contact Paul Cattermole on the day he died

They had all appeared together on a Zoom call on April 3, and three days later the singer was found dead at his home in Dorset aged 46

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