Tory MP shames ‘inexcusable’ Home Office workers ‘not doing their job’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under mounting pressure to address the crisis of migrants arriving in the UK through unsafe and illegal methods. Fresh attention was drawn to small boats carrying migrants across the Channel after reports detailed severe overcrowding and unacceptable delays at a migrant processing centre in Manston. As the migrant crisis has once again dominated much political discussion in recent days, Conservative MP James Daly declared much of the blame for the current situation came down to the ‘inexcusable’ actions of Home Office employees who have ‘not been doing their job’.Speaking on Times Radio, the Tory MP for Bury North said: ‘The ultimate responsibility relies with Government and Government Ministers.  ‘But, there are people working in the Home Office, and they have been working in the Home Office for a long, long time, who have not been doing their job.'[They] have not been delivering the system we needed, certainly in recent times.’Mr Daly made the comments as an active member of the Home Affairs Committee, which is responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office. The Home Office has come under pressure to address a mounting migrant crisis (Image: GETTY) Suella Braverman came under fire for the migrant situation during a Commons address on Monday (Image: GETTY)He continued: ‘It is inexcusable that our administrative system only allows one decision a week – we can’t justify that. ‘The Conservative Government has to take responsibility for some of the problems, but there are people within the system who are not delivering for the taxpayer.’The Conservative MP added: ‘It is completely unacceptable.’The Home Secretary personally faced furious criticism on the migrant crisis from the opposition benches on Monday during an appearance in the House of Commons.Read more: Protesters to hold vigil at migrant processing centre Close to 40,000 migrants have arrived in the UK on small boats this year (Image: GETTY) The Home Secretary was shamed for using inflammatory language to describe the small boat crisis (Image: GETTY)In the last week of October alone, 41 small boats carrying migrants were detected crossing the narrow strip of sea between England and France. This amounted to a total of 1,766 new migrant arrivals in one week alone.Close to 40,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats since the year began. The record-breaking figure marks the highest number of annual migrant crossings since the data was first recorded by the Government in 2018.Suella Braverman has come under fire for describing the escalation of migrant arrivals as an ‘invasion’ of the south coast.Commentators slammed the Home Secretary’s use of ‘inflammatory language’ to describe people seeking asylum in the UK.  Don’t miss: ‘Britain has lost control of its borders’ [COMMENT]Man who threw petrol bomb at Dover migrant centre pictured [PICTURES]Braverman rages at ‘witch hunt’ as Patel’s top team turns on Home Sec [REPORT] An investigation into a migrant centre in Kent found the facility was severely overcrowded (Image: GETTY)The Manston migrant centre in Kent has been noted as a particular case study for the overwhelmed state of the UK immigration system.The former military base was designed to host a maximum of 1,600 people which would each stay for a period less than 24 hours to undergo initial checks following their arrival on UK shores.According to MP Roger Gale, there were 4,000 migrants staying at the Manston site as of the 31st October. Reports suggest some individuals had been held at the processing centre for several weeks after the Home Office had struggled to find alternative accommodation.During a discussion on the migrant situation in the House of Commons, the Home Secretary denied that she blocked the acquisition of new hotels needed to expand migrant accommodation.Read next: Braverman hit with Tory backlash over ‘inflammatory’ commentsWe must stop people smugglers seeking to game the systemTory MP blasts Labour Party for ‘cagey’ argument for ‘open borders’Immigration minister claims the UK is a ‘magnet for illegal’ asylum Manston migrant staff ‘frightened’ after facing ‘improvised weapons’