Dame Andrea Jenkyns has launched a scathing attack on "soft touch Britain" as she fiercely defended anti-migrant hotel protests this weekend.
Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK Mayor for Greater Lincolnshire stated that "Britons have had no say" in the housing of illegal migrants in hotels and HMOs across the country.
Londoners continued to demonstrate in Canary Wharf this weekend, as they protested against the housing of asylum seekers there.
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Dame Andrea Jenkyns has hit out at 'soft touch Britain' as she defended anti-migrant hotels protests this weekend
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Defending the protests, Ms Jenkyns told GB News: "I want to focus on the people. The British public didn't ask for this, and they've had no say in this with both Governments.
"I wouldn't want it on my doorstep. And I don't blame every parent out there going out to peacefully protest for your children's safety and your children's future, I found it heartbreaking."
Ms Jenkyns argued that as a parent, it is something Britons "shouldn't put up with any longer".
She stated: "As a parent, we should no longer have to put up with this, but it's not going to change why we continue to be soft touch Britain, which creates this pull and they keep coming over."
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Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters marched outside Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf this weekend where asylum seekers are being housed
Asked by host Ben Leo what Reform UK would do to tackle the migrant crisis, Ms Jenkyns suggested that offshore processing would be favoured by leader Nigel Farage.
Ms Jenkyns explained: "Well, in that press conference we did in London or about six weeks ago, Nigel said we would process them. We'd process them, send them back.
"We're looking into a host country to send them to as well, but the most important thing is we've got to stop these benefits. We've got to stop them getting cinema tickets, stop them going in HMOs, we've got to turn them back.
"That's the only thing we can do. And on top of that, stop them getting a daily allowance."
Mrs Jenkyns told GB News that offshore processing would be considered by Reform UK
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Questioned by Ben on Shadow Justice Minister Robert Jenrick's appearance at the Epping anti-migrant hotel protest, Mrs Jenkyns highlighted how he was Immigration Minister for "years" and didn't take such action.
Ms Jenkyns concluded: "Robert is still a mate, and I think anybody who goes to call it out, brilliant. But we cannot forget that Robert was the Immigration Minister.
"How many years was he the minister? Even as a backbencher, I was speaking out, holding debates and challenging the Government on it."