Asylum-seeking elite cyclist told to move to Bibby Stockholm barge — as Home Office says he cannot take his bike onboard

Asylum-seeking elite cyclist told to move to Bibby Stockholm barge — as Home Office says he cannot take his bike onboard

In February, Labour MP Diana Johnson, who chairs the Home Affairs Committee reported that as many as six asylum seekers were sharing"small, cramped cabins" originally designed for one person" and questioned whether the detrimental impact on residents' mental health"could amount to violations of the human rights of asylum seekers".

"They got my race licence for me. They helped me enter competitions, they gave me the club race kit. If the Home Office transfers me to Bibby Stockholm I will be in prison, away from the cycling that is my life and my therapy." "For an elite cyclist like Mohammad, the prospect of not being able to train with his local club or compete in races is unimaginable," Emma Clark Lam from Care4Calais commented.

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