The Conservative MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire has said the Government needs to "grow a backbone" and "send illegal immigrants straight back the same day". Lee Anderson was speaking in a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon (November 7) about the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.
So far this year, around 40,000 people have made the perilous crossing - the highest number since figures began to be collected in 2018. During today's urgent question in the Commons, a number of Tories raised concerns about the suitability of hotels in their constituencies for accommodating migrants.
Mr Anderson said: "When I hear words like 'sourcing housing' and 'getting extra hotel spaces for illegal immigrants', it leaves a bitter taste in my throat. And I'll tell you what, I've got 5,000 people in Ashfield wanting to secure council housing and they cannot get one.
