The Home Secretary, who is facing calls to resign for a second time, said she knew the “importance of taking legal advice” and had “worked hard to find accommodation to relieve the pressure” at Manston accommodation center in Kent. Braverman claimed that “the system is broken, illegal immigration is out of control” and that Britain is facing an “invasion” of asylum seekers on the south coast. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said 4,000 people were in the venue, which is only designed to hold 1,600 people. “Conditions have been described as inhumane, with risks of fire, unrest and contamination,” he said. Veteran Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale blamed Braverman for the crisis, accusing her of failing to commission extra accommodation. He said Manston was “working absolutely brilliantly and very efficiently up until five weeks ago”. Braverman denied she blocked transfers from Manston to a hotel, but said she stopped the release of “thousands of people” with nowhere to stay. Braverman told MPs: “There are some who would rather get rid of me. Well, let them try. I know I speak for the decent, law-abiding, patriotic majority of Britons from all backgrounds who want safe and secure borders.’ Struggling to speak as she was heckled by Labor MPs, Braverman added: “Let’s be clear about what is really going on here: the British people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping the invasion of our south coast and which is not. Around 40,000 people arrived on the south coast this year alone, many of whom were facilitated by criminal gangs, some of them actual members of criminal gangs. “So let’s stop pretending that they are all refugees in distress. The whole country knows this is not true. It is only the honorable members opposite who pretend otherwise.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In her statement to MPs, Braverman defended her decision to keep thousands of people at the centre, arguing it was “virtually impossible to get more than 1,000 beds in a short space of time”, and said there were “competing and heavy demands” for housing from Ukrainians. Afghans and social housing.
