The asylum seeker barge which houses 400 migrants and has been dubbed a ‘floating prison’ by charities is set to be closed down next year. The Bibby Stockholm will be closed in the next few ...

However, after Labour won last year's general election, Sir Keir Starmer announced that the facility would closed and the ... While the Bibby Stockholm was touted as a cheap method to house ...

The vessel was home to just under 500 male asylum seekers The asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been pictured leaving port, 18 months after it arrived. Images show the vessel being towed ...

The asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been pictured leaving port, 18 months after it arrived. Images show the vessel being towed away from Portland Port, after the last asylum seekers left ...

The Bibby Stockholm was spotted leaving Portland in January [Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images] He was initially called out to help her last summer but she could not be caught and was left to live by ...

The Bibby Stockholm was capable of housing up to 500 people and was billed as a cost-effective solution to the migrant housing problem by the Tory government after its commission in April 2023.

I haven't been imprisoned in my entire life, but now when people ask I say 'yeah, I've been on the Bibby Stockholm,'" he added. Local opinion in Portland was mixed and tense. Most months there ...