Badenoch suggests housing migrants in ‘camps’ as small boat crossings hit 50,000

• Kemi Badenoch has suggested housing asylum seekers in "camps" instead of hotels, questioning the suitability of older rules for current immigration challenges.
• Her proposal follows new Home Office figures indicating that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.
• Badenoch made these comments to the public in Epping, Essex, on Monday, 11 August.
• The suggestion comes amidst recent protests in Epping against the decision to house asylum seekers in local hotels.
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Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour