Migrants on benefits or earning less than £38k will be booted out under Conservatives

MIGRANTS who claim benefits or have low-paid jobs would be ordered to leave Britain under a Conservative government to end "the crisis at our borders", the Tories have declared.

- By Michael Knowles

They said the Home Office would be given new powers to revoke migrants' leave to remain if they become a "burden".

And all illegal migrants will be "automatically deported" under the proposals.

The Tories are trying to regain control of the narrative on immigration after a drubbing at the ballot box on Thursday. And the party last night unveiled plans for a "Deportation Bill" which would "end abuse, enforce the law and put British interests first".

The Human Rights Act will be disapplied in all migrant cases, the Tories declared, barring foreign criminals from making spurious human rights claims.

An annual cap on migrant numbers would also be introduced. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: "For months, this Labour Government has turned a blind eye to the crisis at our borders, as small boat crossings have increased.

“The Conservatives are today introducing the Deportation Bill - a bold, pragmatic and deliverable plan to take back control of our borders and restore public confidence in our immigration system.”

Under a future Tory government the Home Office would be given powers to deport all foreign criminals. Countries that refuse to take these or their failed asylum seekers will be slapped with visa sanctions.

Migrants would also be told they have to live in the UK for 10 years and earn at least £38,700 before they can be given indefinite leave to remain.