Britons in Boston, Lincolnshire, have expressed their outrage at growing illegal migration figures on the fifth anniversary of Brexit, claiming that there is an ongoing "invasion of rubber dinghies".
Speaking to GB News presenter Martin Daubney in a Brexit anniversary special, Lincolnshire resident Paul Gurton claimed that immigration has "got worse" in the five years since the UK officially left the European Union.
When asked by Martin for his verdict on immigration figures, Gurton told the People's Channel: "Immigration has got worse, and it’s affecting the whole country.
"We feel like we're in the old B-movie, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where the guy looks in the back of the truck and says, 'they're here'.
"Well, they're definitely here - it’s an invasion of the rubber dinghies coming over."
Gurton claimed that there is an 'invasion of the rubber dinghies' into Britain
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In an exclusive interview with GB News's Christopher Hope, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled the Government's latest plans to tackle migration, claiming that people traffickers have had it their way "for far too long".
Cooper stated: "The plan for change the Prime Minister set out before Christmas is clear about that it needs to reduce illegal migration. And that means tackling and preventing these dangerous boat crossings.
"So, this new law [Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill] will bring in counter-terror style powers to go after the criminal gangs, because they are undermining our border security. They're putting lives at risk. And frankly, they have been getting away with it for far too long."
Detailing the financial impact of housing illegal migrants in Britain, Gurton highlighted how despite Britons being hit with recessions and a cost of living crisis, those entering Britain illegally are "put in seaside resorts" and are able to "come here for free".
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GB NEWSGurton explained: "They're coming into the country, costing us fortunes, the poor fisherman guys, they're not getting what they was promised, and they put these people in housing in the lovely seaside resorts.
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"We've been through recessions, we’ve been through austerity, we try our best to make ends meet, and these guys are getting here free."
When asked by Martin where he believes those entering illegally should be housed instead, Gurton suggested they should be placed in "camps with farmers" in Kent.
He added: "In my opinion, they should be put somewhere like in a camp, get fields down there in Kent, a couple of farmers while they’re processed, not put in our streets, which is absolutely ridiculous.
"We don't know what we're getting - we're getting terrorists and God knows what else is coming in this lot.
"As far as I'm concerned, they should be classed as spies or something similar. If you're coming in illegally, you're illegal."
Gurton told GB News that immigration has 'got worse' in the five years since the UK left the European Union
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Defending the latest plans proposed by Labour to tackle illegal migration, Cooper told GB News's Christopher Hope they "can't keep doing any more of the gimmicks".
Cooper said: "It's got to be this really serious law enforcement, and we've got to treat the border security in the same way that we treat issues of security against terror threats.
"And that's why we're introducing counter-terror style powers, to give law enforcement much stronger powers to act early.
"In the same way that they could around terrorism cases, because that's a sign of really the seriousness of this."
She added: "If we are going to strengthen border security and prevent lives being lost, we have to have stronger law enforcement powers to go after the dangerous gangs."
