UKIP deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans has called on the government to practise “a little bit of tough love” towards migrants flocking to Britain – by refusing to let them in.
Evans warned that the country’s schools and hospitals will reach “breaking point” if the flood of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa continues.
Speaking on Question Time, she said: “While in an idea world we would want to find some way to accommodate them, the simple fact is that we can’t.
“I’m sorry, we simply cannot take any more people.”
Her comments come after it was revealed that 90 illegal immigrants are stowing away in cars and lorries Calais every hour.
But the true figure will be considerably higher, as many made it through borders and as far as Bedfordshire before being caught.
Evans also urged the UN to tackle people the “brutal” and “cruel” people traffickers profiting from desperate migrants.
She said: “People trafficking has become a massive industry. It’s actually overtaken the illegal drug industry in terms of the money it creates.”
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