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RHIANA WHITSON, REPORTER: This 220-room barge anchored off England’s south coast is part of the UK Government’s solution to housing refugees arriving on its shores, but things haven’t gone according to plan.
RHIANA WHITSON: But unlike the barges of old, asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm can leave and go into town. RHIANA WHITSON: It’s not the first time the Bibby Stockholm has been used to house asylum seekers and offshore workers, but the barge’s arrival has created division in the Portland community.VOX POP: They’re illegal immigrants as far as I am concerned, send them back where they come from.CARRALYN PARKES: We have no hospital; we don't have a minor injuries unit. We've got one GP practice for 13,500 to 14,000 people.
Ed John is from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. He has serious concerns about the company's latest venture and the potential liability to Corporate Travel Management and shareholders. ED JOHN: One of the concerns is, in these sorts of situations, you can outsource your operations but if any incidents happen, the reputational and brand impact very quickly lands on your doorstep as a company, even if the issue sits in your supply chain.RHIANA WHITSON: The Bibby Stockholm has become a symbol of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Australian-style approach to refugees.RHIANA WHITSON: Thousands travel by boat across the English Channel from France.
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