Inside the Bibby Stockholm - the UK government’s ‘asylum seeker barge’

One of the Government's main messages in this recent election period has been a promise to reduce spending on hotel accommodation for newly arrived asylum seekers with the goal of placing 3000 of them in cheaper, alternative places by this autumn. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Today the Home Office was offering press tours of one such site - a huge barge with enough room for 500 people moored off the Dorset coast. Emily Wither went on board to have a look and talked to local people who are worried - for different reasons. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news