There were 39 of us on the barge, from different countries. We are people escaping torture, persecution and imprisonment.
What, in France? Oh, please!
We were forced to leave our homes, our jobs and our families, and we hoped to find safety in the UK.
You had safety in France. You left it.
When we were told we would be moved to the Bibby Stockholm, we became worried, not least because we were warned it was dangerous. However, we are law-abiding and wanted to respect the decision of the authorities.
If you were law abiding, you'd have followed our immigration laws. But you didn't, did you?
On board, although none of us are criminals, we were constrained by the tight security, and we felt far removed from normal life.
You are all criminal. That's the reason for your removal from normal life.
The government is putting us against the public, by saying this is your taxpayers’ money being wasted on asylum seekers.
I think you'll find that the public is fully in agreement with the government, for once.
We feel as if we are being hunted by the Home Office, when all we want now is a system that treats us fairly, a swift interview, a stable future and a voice.
And if that 'swift interview' doesn't grant you the future you want? What then? You'll give up trying to enter the UK illegally?
Yeah, sure.
