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Asylum seekers housed on the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge have not been evacuated from the vessel, despite the stormy conditions, the Home Office has told the BBC

The barge - which can accommodate around 500 people - has been moored at Portland Port on the south coast since July. Wind gust speeds there have topped 70mph, according to the Met Office.

"Some people on board are getting quite seasick," Heather Jones from the Stand Up to Racism group told the Guardian.

"They have told me they got absolutely no sleep last night and the boat was shaking so much, it was pretty scary."

A Home Office spokesperson has told the BBC the "welfare of the people accommodated at Portland is of the utmost priority", and it has ensured the safety of those on board.

They added that the barge "is in a sheltered port, protected by a large breakwater and moored securely alongside a permanent jetty which means the vessel is well secured".