Andrea Jenkyns Starts Her Mayoral Term With Alarming Suggestion For Asylum Seekers

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Reform UK mayor Andrea JenkynsAndrea Jenkyns has suggested tents should be good enough for housing asylum seekers in the UK.After winning the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral seat in Thursday’s local elections, the new Reform UK mayor chose to use her victory speech to propose a radical idea for immigration.She promised to put “British people first”, adding: “We will tackle illegal migration. We’ve been working on policies.“I say no to putting people in hotels. Tents are good enough for France, they should be good enough for here in Britain.”Migrant camps have been a deeply divisive issue in France in recent years, with the local authorities repeatedly evicting and deporting hundreds of asylum seekers who set themselves up in tents.Andrea Jenkyns(Reform) says tents should be good enough for asylum seekers in Britain. pic.twitter.com/IiW7yqWfLL— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) May 2, 2025But this is not the first time Jenkyns, a former Conservative minister, has taken aim at immigration – she once claimed that “illegal immigration represents an existential threat”.The pro-Brexit, ex-MP joined Reform UK in November, after denying that should was leaving the Conservatives.Tackling immigration is Reform UK’s flagship policy and the party has promised to shut down the use of migrant hotels if they are successful in the local elections.Party leader Nigel Farage also attacked the Home Office in April after the government put asylum seekers up in a three-star Peterborough hotel.He has previously suggested a “freeze” on all non-essential immigration. blaming it for the long NHS waiting lists and the housing shortage in the UK.In March, he suggested migrant workers needed in the UK should only be employed on a “time-specific work permit” so they cannot stay in the country indefinitely.He called for a minister for deportations last week, too.Related...Andrea Jenkyns Is Now Reform UK’s First Mayor – Here Are Her Most Unforgettable MomentsLabour Narrowly Sees Off Reform UK Surge To Win Mayoral ElectionsLocal Elections: Here's Why Party Leaders Are Watching Your Vote Closely

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