Final asylum seekers have now left the Bibby Stockholm
by Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker from World news | The Guardian on (#6SGVG)
Most claims from 400 men on vessel moored in Portland, Dorset have been processed, with majority accepted
The final asylum seekers housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge left the boat on Tuesday and crew members are set to leave on Wednesday, with the controversial vessel's final day in port expected to be 8 January.
The accommodation on the barge, moored in Portland, Dorset, will now be dismantled after the Labour government decided to discontinue the previous government's contract to house asylum seekers on the vessel.
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