The asylum seekers in the UK, given housing only on a remote barge, are living in terrible conditions and say it is like a prison.

MPs told ministers, "We were disheartened to see some of the living conditions on the Bibby Stockholm, with many individuals having to share small, cramped cabins [originally designed for one person], often with people [up to six] they do not know [some of whom spoke a different language to them]."

One said told a reporter tat "We are concerned that housing asylum claimants on Bibby Stockholm is leaving them in a claustrophobic environment, isolated from external support, including legal advice, and without important links to community, faith or family, potentially for months on end."