The government has announced that the Bibby Stockholm barge will no longer host asylum seekers from January.
Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said:
The Bibby Stockholm must be consigned to history along with the cruelty it represents. The Fire Brigades Union warned that the barge was a potential death trap – these dangerous and inhumane conditions must never be recreated.
The asylum seekers forced on board have endured a living nightmare and should be provided with appropriate accommodation immediately. Labour must leave the Conservative’s divisive legacy behind and put an end to attacks on refugees."
