‘It isn’t a floating jail!’ Sky News host slams charity chief’s declare

Sky News presenter Sarah-Jane Mee slammed Sabir Zazai for referring to the Bibby Stockholm barge as a “floating prison” as the primary asylum seekers step on board the controversial housing different.

Mr Zazai – Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council – mentioned the vessel on Sky News this afternoon as Ms Mee delved into a few of the controversy behind the plan.

The Bibby Stockholm is one among quite a lot of different websites the Home Office is utilizing to finish reliance on costly lodges for asylum seekers, which the federal government says is costing £6million a day.

Around 50 persons are anticipated to maneuver onto the vessel at this time, which is docked in Portland Port in Dorset.

Mr Zazai mentioned “it’s a sad day for human rights” as he slammed the choice housing choice for asylum seekers, including “it’s a sad day for people seeking protection here as well”.

He added: “I think if you look into the context, people who are arriving here are fleeing human rights violations and atrocities around the world. I think barges are not appropriate for people who have fled human rights violations.

“People fleeing battle expertise trauma alongside the journey and throughout the battle as effectively. I feel this method will retraumatise people who find themselves merely in search of security in our communities.

“We understand that capacity is a huge issue here. The cabins are for 222 people but the plans are to accomodate over 500 people. There will certainly be risks to people on the barge in cases of fire, safety but also breakouts of disease.

“When individuals arrive right here, they’re in care of the house secretary and I feel on this event the house secretary is failing individuals.”

Host Sarah-Jane Mee questioned Mr Zazai’s approach, saying asylum seekers are “not being detained there, they’re being housed there”.

The decision to move asylum seekers to the remote location has sparked a debate as human rights activists share concern for the welfare of those staying onboard.

Mr Zazai added: “I feel the barge has been known as a floating jail and as a floating dying lure by others so there are dangers.”

But Ms Mee slammed this description, responding: “The authorities will say that security assessments may have been taken onboard that barge, they wouldn’t put individuals on there until it was secure. Calling it a floating jail, it’s not a jail they’ll come and go as they please.”

She added: “The residence secretary may effectively say what extra can we do. We are offering these asylum seekers with someplace to sleep, meals and water, leisure actions, they’ll come and go as they please… They are usually not being detained there they’re being housed there.”

Protesters gathered at Portland Harbour on Monday with welcome packs containing toiletries and make contact with particulars of organisations providing help to migrants.

Care4Calais claimed it had stopped round 20 asylum seekers from varied places from boarding the barge, together with individuals who have disabilities, individuals who have had traumatic experiences crossing the ocean and victims of torture and fashionable slavery.

The charity mentioned it is going to proceed working with asylum seekers who do not need to be moved into the lodging.