Chris Philp: “Labour had 'adopted yet another' Conservative policy.”

The surest way to empty the accommodation is to make plain that nobody who crosses the Channel gets to stay.

If they’re serious about fixing this and ending public anger, they need to get serious about the measures – leave the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights) and deport illegal immigrants as soon as they arrive.

The Labour government has made mistake after mistake on this early release scheme.

Despite our warnings in Parliament, they initially planned to release rapists and dangerous criminals.