it comes to bacteria on the barge? we know that dorset counsel to the met council received test results last monday, the day those first migrants were put onto the barge. testing had happened the previous month on the 25th ofjuly put up the water systems were tested for the bacteria. there was already a question over the potential presence of this bacteria when those migrants will put on board on monday. the question is, how quickly did this information that there was the bacteria present and escalate up the chain? on tuesday a home office official was on call with contractors and they were told that tessa come back indicating low levels of the bacteria. government sources say it was a junior official who just sources say it was a junior official whojust happen to sources say it was a junior official who just happen to be on a call and a home office wasn't notified formally. wednesday day uk health security got involved in further tests proved there was sufficient bacteria to justify concern for them