The government has to listen – we can’t have a repeat of Grenfell

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The least that can be done for asylum seekers is to make sure they are housed in safe conditions (PA Wire)

A “government source” has accused the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) of “betraying the British people” because they have correctly demanded that the Tory barge for asylum seekers, the Bibby Stockholm, be assessed for fire risks.

The government’s plans to keep refugees on the barge have been put on hold while a health and safety examination of the vessel is carried out.

We are only six years on from the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people. That happened under another Tory administration which put money before human life. And now the government is pushing back against the FBU for demanding innocent asylum seekers are at least housed in safe conditions. The government has to listen.