The Latest Breaking News from Dorset

All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after samples revealed levels of bacteria in its water system

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

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

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

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

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”.

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

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