The Home Office, the UK’s interior ministry, has used the Bibby Stockholm barge, to try to cut the cost of sheltering people seeking protection in the country. The 222-room, three-storey boat was chartered by the UK government for 18 months.
UK protesters block bus in attempt to stop asylum seekers from being moved to a barge
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