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Labour was accused of “taking the British people for mugs” and “another gimmick” on migration as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to make a major speech on Thursday.

Under new proposals, asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally are to be thrown out of Government-funded accommodation and lose their support payments.

But Reform UK’s Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said: “This Labour government is taking the British people for mugs.

“Thousands more have crossed the channel illegally already this year and will get free hotel accommodation at taxpayer expense. All Labour are doing with this announcement is doubling down on that. Reform will deport every single migrant here illegally.”

Tory Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp added: “Labour should put foreign criminals on a plane home, not onto British streets.

“If Labour had a backbone and deported all illegal immigrants, there would not be the need for asylum accommodation. Foreign nationals who commit crimes should be deported anyway. Labour have deported only 6 per cent of illegal arrivals since coming to office, so rolling out another gimmick will not change a thing.”

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