Locals Fear Refugee Barge Will Impact Tourism and Income: Dorset Campaigner

Dorchester mum Julie Croley, who is leading a campaign against the asylum seeker barge accommodation, said residents' concerns are not 'far right.'

The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge arrives into Falmouth docks, Cornwall, to undergo inspection on May 9, 2023. Matt Keeble/PA Media

A leading campaigner against the government’s plan to moor a barge housing 500 refugees off a small English isle says the area has been “let down” by the government.

Julie Croley said concerns from residents in the coastal areas of Portland and Weymouth are “being completely ignored” by officials.