Starmer 'angry' over asylum 'mess left from last government'

THE Prime Minister has said he is "frustrated and angry" about the "mess" inherited by the Labour government as he sought to blame Tory predecessors following a report on Home Office failings over asylum accommodation.

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> People thought to be migrants wading through the sea to board a small boat in Gravelines, France, last week

A committee of MPs published a report yesterday that said billions of pounds had been "squandered" on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement.

The Home Affairs Committee warned ministers must set out a clear strategy of how to reduce the use of asylum hotels and have a chance to end the "current failed, chaotic and expensive" system that has wasted taxpayers' money.

Committee chairwoman Dame Karen Bradley told Sky News yesterday that the Home Office "isn't fit for purpose" and should be "split up" into two separate departments for managing borders and crime because they "need different skillsets".

Asked for his response to the call, Sir Keir Starmer said: "Well, we inherited a huge mess in relation to pretty well all departments in government, and that includes the Home Office.