Tory says ‘no person with ounce of sense’ believes migrants’ barge snub purpose

A chief Tory has ramped up the rhetoric on migrants, calling on refugees refusing to board the barge in Dorset to “f*** off back to France”.

Lee Anderson‘s feedback have sparked fierce assist and opposition and are available after 20 migrants prevented boarding the large barge, which is moored at Portland Port, yesterday.

Mr Anderson break up opinion amongst his fellow MPs, with Red Wall Tories saying: “The reality is Lee is just saying what the majority of the country are thinking”.

But former Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott described the feedback as “a brand new low even for the Tories”.

This morning the Tory party chief responded to claims that some of the 20 migrants who avoided being moved onto the Bibby Stockholm claimed to have a “severe fear of water”.

Lee Anderson said: “Really? 50 illegals a time cram into rubber dinghies to cross the busiest shipping lane in the world and then say they fear water”. I do not believe them and no-one with an ounce of sense would.”

Left-wing charity Care4Calais intervened to cease 20 migrants boarding the barge yesterday, infuriating Tories and the Government.

A Government supply stated: “This just shows what we are up against: Labour-linked charities and lawyers are repeatedly trying to stop us from moving illegal migrants out of expensive hotels.

“Other European countries use barges safely and at lower costs than hotels.”

The Sun later revealed the migrant claiming to have a worry of water arrived in Britain by aircraft, somewhat than a small boat crossing the Channel.

Mr Anderson has additionally issued some recommendation for his opponents.

“Every illegal migrant that crosses the Channel from France is taking the place of someone genuinely in danger in a refugee camp,” he said.

“Why can’t you see that these fit healthy young men are actually preventing help reaching those desperate people who really need it?”

A ballot out this morning reveals fewer than one in 10 Brits imagine Rishi Sunak’s immigration goal might be met, together with simply 15 p.c of Tory voters.

Just 9 p.c general have faith Rishi Sunak will reduce the variety of asylum seekers crossing the Channel.