'Britain is a laughing stock!' Labour MP grilled by Martin Daubney as he reacts to shocking footage of asylum seekers dancing in hotel rooms ‘at the cost of British taxpayers’

Making the announcement in Albania, Starmer claimed the Government are "in talks with a number of countries" about "return hubs".

He added: "I see them as a really important innovation."

Grilling Labour MP Mike Tapp on the Government's efforts to tackle the crisis, GB News host Martin Daubney shared videos of migrants dancing in hotel rooms, hitting out at the "endless conveyor belt of military aged young men come into Britain".

Watching the videos of male asylum seekers wearing Union Jack T-shirts and dancing in hotel rooms, Tapp assured that "this is why it's important to bring crossings down and secure the border".

Martin fumed: "These are asylum seekers who've landed in Britain, who look they've been given new outfits, Union Jack T-shirts, looking every part like a tourist on a day trip, all paid for by British taxpayers.

"They're dancing away in a hotel room provided by you, he's got his Union Jack T-shirt on, obviously living the life of royalty, delighted to be in Britain. This is where British taxpayers' money is going. Hotel rooms, T-shirts, dancing, laughing at British taxpayers. It's costing the taxpayer. The country is a laughing stock."

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Tapp responded: "That lad, who's having a bit of fun there, I don't know him, I don't know his story - I'm glad he's wearing a British flag, by the way - I think we should have more flags flying around the country.

"But this whole problem does need to be fixed, and we have inherited open borders, a difficult, complex issue to get on top of. And when the Conservatives talk about what they would do, they had 14 years to do that."

He added: "It's a complex issue, but the viewers have my absolute word that this is a top priority for this Government, a top priority for Keir Starmer and for Yvette Cooper."

Pressed by Martin on whether the British Navy should be sent into the Channel to stop the small boats crossings, Tapp confirmed "military deployments are not off the table".

Tapp concluded: "People that have this concern are completely valid, we hear that. We've said from the beginning that we're looking to secure the borders. We wouldn't accept 30,000 a year smashing through the barriers at Heathrow, and therefore we will not accept the small boats issue.

"It is a security issue and we've got to treat it like that. And I see that's exactly where we're going as a party. But of course these things take time.

"There's diplomatic talks, there's a process that needs to go through, and often there's not a running commentary on that."