The Home Secretary has told LBC she is 'confident' in the safety of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge, despite an outbreak of Legionella bacteria which caused migrants to be removed after speaking just four days aboard.
Ms Braverman said there was disappointment people had to be taken off the barge in August, but officials were carrying out all the "necessary checks and authorisations and once those are completed we will be re-embarking people as soon as possible."Describing the situation as a "complex issue," the Home Secretary said she thinks "we've done very well to stand up the barge" as she went on to explain further measures to house migrants.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping the boats crossing the English Channel one of his top five priorities ahead of a likely general election next year. The figure is higher than the £6 million daily cost cited by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in the Commons on Monday. The department's annual report and accounts for 2022-23, published on Tuesday, said the arrival of small boats of migrants across the Channel was placing an "unsustainable pressure on our asylum system and accommodation services", costing taxpayers more than £3 billion a year.
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