Bibby Stockholm Contract, Plans Major Savings in Asylum Costs

The migrant barge, criticized as inhumane and costly, will be decommissioned as part of Labour's broader financial reforms.

• The Bibby Stockholm barge contract will not be renewed, saving £20 million.
• Labour aims to save £7.7 billion in asylum costs over the next decade.
• The National Audit Office reports highlight billions in taxpayer money wasted under the previous government.
• Labour's new plans include clearing the asylum backlog and cutting accommodation costs.
• Critics describe the barge as a symbol of the previous government's failed policies.

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