Bacteria which can cause serious lung infection legionnaires’ disease found in water on Dorset barge
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All asylum seekers being housed onboard a controversial barge are being removed because of potentially deadly bacteria in the water system, it has been confirmed.
Home Office sources said legionella had been identified on the Bibby Stockholm, the 222-bedroom hulk been hired by the Home Office as part of a £1.6bn immigration deal.