GB News audience member slams 'deluded' former Labour adviser during heated migration row: 'We shouldn't be paying a single penny!'

The GB News audience member said: “Triple the cost for the migrant accommodation. We shouldn’t be paying a single penny.

"We should never have paid anything towards the accommodation in the first place. If anything, these people need to be deported and the countries they’re from need to pick up the tab.

"The British public have had enough. And quite frankly, Paul, I don’t know how you can defend Labour. I really don’t.

“Adam speaks, and you always look at him each time. And it’s just because you’re speaking you’re just deluded. It’s just polite: if someone’s talking to you, look at them. The way you look at him."

Mr Richards, shocked at the attack, responded: "I would say to the gentleman that there is, as I mentioned before, another side to the story.

"Take, for example, the investment going into the National Health Service it’s about social cohesion as well as improving care for all.

"Pensioners are set to receive a well-deserved increase, while low-paid workers will benefit from a rise in the national minimum wage.

"Young people will also see their wages go up, reinforcing the importance of work ethic and encouraging them to get out of bed and into work.

"There’s even funding for local communities, including money to restore playgrounds so children have safe spaces to play.”

A dispute has erupted over Labour’s soaring plans for asylum accommodation, with costs set to hit £15.3billion over the next decade.

That marks a huge jump from the Home Office’s original £4.5billion estimate, according to figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The watchdog warned costs could rise further if asylum backlogs are cleared and refugees move from central government sites into local authority housing.

The surge comes despite Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s pledge to close all asylum hotels, already halved since summer 2023, and relocate foreign nationals to military sites under her new asylum reforms.

Ms Mahmood has also outlined stricter measures, including a 20-year wait for refugees to gain permanent residency, repatriation when countries are deemed safe, and visa bans for nations not cooperating on removals, as migration is projected to reach up to 400,000 by 2030.

Analysis shows Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme has blocked fewer than nine per cent of migrant Channel crossings, showing challenges in controlling the crisis.

Forecasts show net migration will continue climbing despite Labour's commitment to reduce numbers.

Analysis suggests migration levels will surpass 350,000 annually and could approach 400,000 by the end of the decade, contradicting the government's stated objectives.