Labour Research October 2023

Health & Safety Matters

Legal challenge over Bibby Stockholm

The FBU firefighters’ union has launched a legal challenge over the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset, which the government wants to use to provide accommodation for asylum seekers.

FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said the union has a duty to make its voice heard over fire safety and has been “sounding the alarm about the Bibby Stockholm for weeks”.