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Ministers took “very quick action” to move asylum seekers from the Bibby Stockholm barge after traces of Legionella bacteria were found, the Health Secretary said, amid a blame game about the response to the situation.
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Home Office contractors were told about traces of Legionella bacteria found on the Bibby Stockholm on the same day 39 asylum seekers were transferred on to the vessel.
Contractors hired by the government to staff the Bibby Stockholm were told about legionella on board the day the first migrants moved in, the local council has said.