The first asylum seekers will go on to the Bibby Stockholm barge "in the coming days", the immigration minister has said after a series of delays amid safety concerns.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said around 50 people will enter the vessel in Portland Port, Dorset, as part of a first tranche this week.

The first asylum seekers will go on to the Bibby Stockholm barge "in the coming days", the immigration minister has said after a series of delays amid safety concerns.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said around 50 people will enter the vessel in Portland Port, Dorset, as part of a first tranche this week.