earning less than £38k will be booted out under Conservatives

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.

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“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.

And the Home Office would get powers to “remove those who have become a burden to the UK, including those reliant on benefits or falling below income thresholds”.

Labour is also scrambling to convince voters they can slash record levels of legal migration, with plans to restrict work and study visa applications from Pakistanis, Nigerians and Sri Lankans, to prevent migrants overstaying and claiming asylum.

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Migrants will be denied visas if they fit the profile of someone who will arrive in the UK and subsequently claim asylum.

Officials will also use bank statements submitted by visa applicants to reject pleas that they are destitute and require taxpayer-funded accommodation such as hotels.