0:00
The Mail today, their headline screaming
0:02
billions wasted on hotels for migrants. I mean, this is absolutely shocking, Andrew
0:08
that, you know, it's MPs find this out. The Home Office doesn't volunteer this information
0:13
But we are talking about not millions, not hundreds of millions. We are talking about billions of pounds wasted on all of this
0:23
And we talk about the country has no money. No wonder the country has no money
0:27
Absolutely. It's a disgusting waste of money. If people haven't been even collecting overpayments
0:35
that's maladministration. Heads should roll. Permanent secretary heads should roll. It's completely unacceptable
0:43
And, you know, there's been plenty of reports that say the Home Office is not fit for purpose
0:49
This is yet another example. But this is nothing new, isn't it, Mr Griffith
0:53
This is nothing new. We're talking about 10-year contracts here. These would have happened under your watch I mean John Reid pointed this out back in 2006 the same very issues that we discussing today 19 years and nothing has changed Well John Reid was one of very many Labour politicians
1:09
who opposed us when we tried to introduce the Rwanda deterrent, something that's worked extremely
1:14
effectively in other countries. Even the government is now coming back to the idea
1:18
that the only successful way of stopping the flow is to have third country processing. He also
1:25
opposed us and many Labour lords and peers and bishops when we tried to leave the ECHR. Again
1:31
you know, the only way that you could adequately deal with this issue without which we'll only ever
1:36
be working downstream playing whack-a-mole with expensive accommodation is to actually nip this
1:42
problem at source, which the Conservatives tried. Yes, we didn't manage to achieve that in government
1:48
Our policy now is very clear, the deportation bill, leaving the ECHR. Those are policies that
1:54
we will implement. But right here and right now, the select committee has done a really good piece
1:59
of work. And absolutely, people must be held to account wherever they are for their role in
2:05
wasting taxpayers' money
