Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm after bacteria which can cause serious lung infection found in water
- Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor
- The Guardian
Suella Braverman is under pressure to abandon plans to house asylum seekers on a barge after 39 people had to be removed from the vessel after the discovery of potentially deadly bacteria in the water system.
Ministers said they were concerned contractors knew there were traces of legionella bacteria on the Bibby Stockholm on Monday, when the first asylum seekers boarded the vessel in Portland, Dorset.
Officials have insisted the Home Office was not told about the detection until Wednesday when…