The accommodation barge in Dorset is empty after harmful bacteria was found in the watery supply.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defended the government's handling of an accommodation barge that has been empty for more than a month.
Ms Braverman said "various procedures" needed to be completed before they could return to the vessel.The barge is part of the government's migration policy intended to cut the cost of housing asylum seekers.Suella Braverman said she was disappointed that migrants had to be taken off the barge in August"We were disappointed, obviously, that we had to take people off the barge in August," she told LBC.
Asked what is causing the delay, she replied: "This is a complex issue. I think we've done very well to stand up the barge so far - there's been a lot of project management, a lot of intensive work across all of government to stand up these new sites from scratch."
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