Sarah Pochin tears into Labour's 'betrayal of safety' for Britain's women and children amid migrant crisis: 'We can't go on like this!'

Earlier today, Reform UK's female representatives held a press conference in London, focussing on women's safety and crime in Britain, as part of Reform UK's summer of tackling the issue.

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Speaking at the conference, Mayor of Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns declared: "I don't feel safe. And as a mother, I no longer feel that our children live in a safe, beautiful haven, a Britain that I grew up in."

Discussing Reform's crackdown on GB News, Pochin told host Martin Daubney that it was sparked by an "invasion" of illegal migrants into Britain.

Pochin explained: "We're facing now this invasion, and I don't use that word lightly, of 800 to 1000 men coming in a week. We've had 26,000 this year, more than 400 on Saturday alone.

"And the fact is that these men are generally from a muslim culture, which values women quite differently from the way that Western men look at their women. And what we're seeing now is the sheer numbers of making communities afraid for their girlfriends, wives and daughters."

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Hitting out at Labour's attempts to stop illegal migration, Pochin stated that Britain "cannot go on like this", fuming: "In Bedford, there's a group now of British men who have actually set themselves up as almost street guardians on a Saturday night, to protect their women from attack. We can't go on like this.

"People like me need to stand up with a loud, strong, brave voice and say, enough is enough, and we understand. I understand why the British people are now feeling so outraged about this situation."

Challenged by Martin on those who would argue Reform UK's stance is "racist", Pochin hit back: "It's fact. What else are we going to call it? It's an invasion on our culture, and it's a betrayal of the safety of our women and children.

"It's a Government that's putting the human rights of illegal migrants ahead of the human rights of the women and children of this country. They can appeal and appeal and appeal on their status because of the human rights laws we have."

Calling on Labour to take more action to stop surging migration levels, Pochin told the Government: "What is it going to take for this Government to crack down hard on what is happening in the Channel? Turn these boats around. Deport anyone who makes it to our shores.

"They could do it now, and they can worry about their status when they're offshore, whether it's on a container ship or an island somewhere. You know what? I don't care where they go. The point is, do not let them into this country."

A Home Office spokesman told GB News: "Since taking office, we have taken immediate action to fix the asylum system and have started closing down hotels and returning more than 35,000 people with no right to be here.

"From over 400 asylum hotels opened in the summer of 2023, costing almost £9million a day, there are now fewer than 210, and we want them all closed down by the end of this parliament."