Leaked information now reveals that the government has not only been lying about when they knew about legionnaires on the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge in Portland, Dorset
Both Sally Nugent & Jayne Secker gave Steve Barclay a good grilling today over #LegionellaBraverman & her Bibby Stockholm attempted poisoning scandal
— kerry ✊????Save Our NHS (@hewitson10) August 14, 2023
So I put the 2 interviews together ????
Good old Barclay towing Tory lies til the very end#RefugeesWelcome #ToriesDevoidOfShame pic.twitter.com/M9cKlT4Zk0
but also that they failed to comply with the law before moving asylum seekers on to the barge.
See 3.2.6.6
The consequences
An individual seeking asylum, who was removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to the detection of Legionella bacteria, has expressed his concern that the government is jeopardising the safety of migrants and treating them in a dehumanising manner.
The man, who prefers to remain anonymous, spoke outside the hotel he was relocated to after the Home Office evacuated him on Friday night. He had boarded the barge on Wednesday and now worries about falling ill due to consuming the onboard water.
“We use this water for bathing and drinking. We were informed on Friday at 6pm,” he explained. “I’m feeling distressed, particularly because the news mentioned that water samples were taken. Instead of waiting for the results before allowing people on board, they simply placed us there. It’s as if our lives don’t hold value.”
He expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation: “They should have been certain that it was safe to live there. Why didn’t they wait for the results to ensure everything was fine? We are being treated with less regard than animals. Our safety is being compromised.”
At his new hotel, security personnel were seen pointing out journalists to any migrants leaving the premises. The interviewed asylum seeker had arrived in the UK in December and was one of the 39 men who were accommodated on the barge the previous week, before being relocated by the government as a precautionary measure on Friday.
“I’m not content with this situation,” he stated. “I’m profoundly saddened. If they truly cared about us and had been aware since Monday, they shouldn’t have placed us there. Why did they proceed?”
Expressing his apprehensions, he said, “I’m concerned about falling ill. I’m here all alone, without any family. Being on board felt confining, almost like being in prison, due to the excessive security. There’s a lack of freedom. Also, I have a fear of water and can’t swim. Just being on water makes my heart race. Sleep is difficult.”
He mentioned that a nurse at the hotel was checking on residents, but he wasn’t aware of anyone displaying signs of Legionnaires’ disease. The Home Office reported that none of the migrants on the barge had exhibited any symptoms of the disease.
The outbreak of Legionella has led to a blame game involving Dorset Council, barge contractors, and the Home Office, concerning who was informed and when. The council stated that a Home Office staff member was alerted about the bacteria on Tuesday. However, a government source stated that there was no record of such a conversation and stated that the Home Office only received written notification about Legionella on Wednesday evening. (It is worth remembering that Steve Barclay claimed it was Thursday.)
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