Kemi Badenoch claims many migrants crossing the Channel are not ‘refugees’ – what do the figures actually show?

Kemi Badenoch has claimed that ”a lot” people arriving in the UK illegally are “not refugees” and instead choose Britain because they see it as a “soft touch."

Speaking to LBC, the Conservative leader said: “I think a lot of these people should not be here. They are not refugees. They are people who see our country as a soft touch, and they exploit our kindness.”