The Prime Minister has insisted he is 'throwing absolutely everything' at stopping migrant boats but he has warned it won't happen 'overnight'
revealed it is spending £500,000 a day on 5,000 empty hotel beds as a “buffer” for higher-than-expected migrants crossing the Channel.returns to the Commons, despite announcing new amendments to quell safeguarding concerns for detained children and pregnant women.
The news comes as almost 10,000 small-boat migrants who reached Britain in the past four months were handed an "amnesty" from the Government's tough new immigration measures. He said arrivals were “unpredictable,” citing this weekend when more than 1,300 arrived in three days, many of whom were being moved into “buffer” hotels dotted around the country before being transferred to more permanent hotels.
The Government will also keep the current limit of 72 hours on the detention of pregnant women - though this can be extended to seven days on the authorisation of a minister.
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