A tense confrontation erupted on GB News when an audience member challenged Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick over the Conservative Party's immigration record during their 14 years in government.
The heated exchange occurred as Jenrick faced questions from viewers about Britain's migrant crisis. After the shadow minister called for foreign nationals in prison to be deported, an audience member interrupted with sharp criticism.
"You had 14 years," the audience member declared, before the microphone was handed to him.
He continued: "I'm going to keep it simple. It's all well and good you blaming everyone else. You were literally in Government, in Cabinet, it's fine for you to sit here and spread the remit on everyone else."
The audience member interjected to pull up Jenrick's record in Government
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Jenrick responded by acknowledging past Conservative failures whilst defending his current position. "I think the last Conservative Government made mistakes. You have to learn from them and make constructive proposals to make our country a better place," he said.
The Shadow Justice Secretary emphasised his role in opposition: "I am the Shadow Justice Secretary. My role is to hold this failing Labour Government to account."
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He then pivoted to criticise the current administration's handling of immigration. "I'm afraid that if things were poor in the past, Labour is making things worse," Jenrick stated.
"You've seen 1,000 people flood into our country on small boats today. Time and time again, Keir Starmer is making this place a worse place to live."
Jenrick was highly critical of the Labour Government's record on migration
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Jenrick's comments come as Labour faces mounting pressure over Channel crossings. Over 38,000 migrants have arrived since the change in government, with 1,194 people crossing in 18 boats on a single Saturday - the highest daily figure recorded so far in 2025.
Internal Home Office assessments predict this year could see record Channel crossings, with projections suggesting up to 50,000 arrivals by year's end.
Despite Sir Keir Starmer's claim that "almost 30,000 people" were removed from the UK, critics note this figure includes all foreign nationals without residency rights, not specifically small boat arrivals.
Only 2,240 small boat migrants were removed in the past year - a three per cent drop since Labour took office.
Robert Jenrick took questions from a live studio audience
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The government has allocated £8 million daily for asylum seeker accommodation whilst struggling to implement promised cooperation with France to intercept dinghies at sea.
Public sentiment on immigration has turned sharply against Labour, with a YouGov poll of over 8,500 people revealing 74 per cent believe the government is handling the issue badly.
More than half - 52 per cent - say it's being managed "very badly", making immigration Labour's worst-performing policy area.
Just 14 per cent gave Labour positive marks on immigration, compared to around 20 per cent for health and the economy.
Earlier polling by More in Common found 57 per cent of Britons consider the current net migration figure of 431,000 too high, despite it halving from 860,000 the previous year.
Only 13 per cent credited Labour for this reduction, whilst 17 per cent attributed it to Conservative policies implemented before the election.
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