The first asylum seekers are being moved onto the Bibby Stockholm barge off the coast of Dorset, however according to reports the relocation is not going smoothly.
DorsetLive reports that so far only “two” migrants are aboard the vessel, designed to hold 500 people.
Reporter Mike Taylor has said: “Understand that a few migrants due on board have refused to go on board the Bibby Stockholm have been successful in not going on board.
“One person has agreed to go on barge as it will speed up his application.”