FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 18 - Caught on Camera

Ministers ‘only told of Bibby Stockholm legionella three days after test results’

Health secretary says he does not know if Dorset council informed Home Office officials about presence on barge earlier

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: Health secretary claims asylum seekers was cleared as soon as ministers knew of Legionella

Government facing questions after council claims officials told of bacteria four days before asylum claimants moved

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023

Bibby Stockholm legionella cleanup could take a week, says expert

Asylum seekers were evacuated from vessel after detection of bacteria that can cause legionnaires’ disease

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office under fresh scrutiny over migrant barge ‘incompetence’

Six asylum seekers moved onto barge despite initial results indicating bacteria was present

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

Home Office faces mounting questions over ‘incompetent’ Bibby Stockholm transfer

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock wrote to his opposite number demanding answers to a series of questions about the barge.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

All 39 asylum seekers off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella found in water supply

All 39 of those who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week have disembarked as a ‘precautionary measure’.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Migrants on Bibby Stockholm ‘fear for health’ after drinking water on barge amid Legionnaires’ scare

‘One of them was really concerned because he had just drunk a glass of water and he was asking me if he was going to be OK,’ a support worker said

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Government’s ‘small boats week’ ends in humiliation as barge evacuated over legionnaires’ disease fears

Migrants forced to disembark from ‘Bibby Stockholm’ just days after arriving on board

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

What is legionella and what damage can it cause?

We look at the health hazard of the bacteria discovered on the Bibby Stockholm barge and who is most at risk

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Legionella bacteria can cause serious lung disease that is fatal in 10% of cases

The bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, was discovered in the water supply on board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023