UK will keep asylum seekers on board

The British government has announced that it will gradually put more migrants on board the Bibby Stockholm, which is set up to receive irregular migrants, this week and in the coming months.

A British Home Office spokesman said yesterday that the number of people on board the ship, where the first group of about 15 asylum seekers were, will gradually increase this week and in the coming months.

“This is a step forward in the government’s work to promote alternative accommodation options as part of the government’s commitment to reduce the use of expensive hotels and move to a more manageable, organized and sustainable system for local communities.” she used the phrase.

The ministry spokesman also noted that this practice has been adopted by Britain’s European neighbors and the Scottish government, making it a more reasonable and proven approach for British taxpayers.

The first group of immigrants, which was scheduled to be embarked on the Bibby Stockholm ship, which was prepared for the accommodation of irregular immigrants in England, was brought to the port of Portland yesterday.

While 50 immigrants were scheduled to be placed on the ship, which arrived at the port on July 18 and the transportation of immigrants was delayed twice, only 15 immigrants were seen to be brought in by buses.

About 500 male irregular migrants between the ages of 18 and 65 are expected to be resettled in Bibby Stockholm within 18 months.

Britain had decided to host the migrants in disused buildings at military installations and floating structures built on barges to accommodate the estimated 50,000 irregular migrants in the country.

While the UK, which currently hosts immigrants in hotels, announced that it had decided to transport immigrants due to the high cost, the Bibby Stockholm came to the fore as the first ship on which immigrants would be placed for this purpose.

About 500 migrants scheduled to remain on board are expected to be brought to Bibby Stockholm within 18 months, while more than 2,000 irregular migrants are planned to be transferred to disused buildings at two airbases in Lincolnshire and Essex.

Pro-immigrant NGOs and human rights organizations in the country have called Bibby Stockholm a “prison ship”, arguing that it is “inhumane” to house refugees on ships. (AA)