Michelle Dewberry was left furious this evening, scolding a GB News guest who would not “answer the question”.
Labour councillor Stuart Fawcett faced a telling-off from the host as she said “we have not got time for this”.
Mr Fawcett has been speaking to the panel about Britain’s migrant crisis, but Michelle snapped: “Please, for the love of God, can you answer a question?
“She’s asking if you scanned these fellas’ faces coming from Timbuktu. What protection is that going to give the British citizen? So they’re kept secure here?”
He responded: “There’s a huge policy here and we need to tell people about this, which is that we are moving people, these asylum seekers, migrants into secure sites, often former military establishments.”
Reform UK Councillor Laila Cunningham hit back: “That is not happening.”
Mr Fawcett responded: “Yes, it is happening.”
Ms Cunningham replied: “You’ve just signed a hotel contract until 2029 for billions of pounds. You have no expectation of reducing it?”
Michelle Dewberry fumed at the GB News guest
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Mr Fawcett then added: “We have also taken back a lot of profits from hotel operators that were taking excessive profits.”
Ms Cunningham commented: “That’s different. It shouldn’t be paid at all. I shouldn’t pay for any of that.”
The Labour Councillor then cut in: “I do need an opportunity to respond.”
Michelle Dewberry gave him the floor: “Well, go on, answer the question.”
Labour Councillor Stuart Fawcett faced a telling-off from the host
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Mr Fawcett said: “We’ve changed that policy from hotels because it is clear that people don’t consent to that happening in their communities.
“And that is totally right. They’ve been moved to secure sites, processed, and returned as is under international law. And we’re actually moving that to become more of a deficit.”
Michelle finished off the programme by speaking directly to GB News guests: “I can hear you shouting at your TV and at your radios.
“You want these people to be stopped from coming into this country in the first place, not arguing about where they’re go.”
It comes after the true cost of Britain’s asylum system was revealed in a damning report by Britain’s spending watchdog.
Labour’s short-term tweaks to the system have fuelled soaring backlogs and resulted in wasted taxpayer money, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
The NAO details how the cost of supporting asylum seekers has become “disproportionately high”, reaching an estimated £4.9billion in 2024/25 as delays spiral.
In a sample of 5,000 people who lodged claims almost three years ago, more than half were still waiting for a decision.
The NAO said the growing backlog is eroding public confidence – and causing “hardship and uncertainty” for asylum seekers.
It urged ministers to improve data collection and adopt a joined-up, whole-system approach across Government departments.
The report comes just weeks after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s announcement of a radical asylum overhaul which removes the Government’s legal duty to guarantee support to illegal migrants in a bid to smash the “Boriswave”.