Do you think Rylan is right? So does Tommy Robinson...

When Rylan Clark, the This Morning presenter, shared his thoughts about asylum seekers live on air, fingers in the ITV production studio will surely have been hovering nervously over the kill switch.

- SHARAN DHALIWAL

Because what came out amounted to a tirade - I found his comment to be misinformed, exaggerated and, quite frankly, incorrect.

During a discussion about Nigel Farage’s hardline immigration plan unveiled this week, the former star of The X Factor said it was “insane” that illegal migrants were being put up in hotels, and that there was “something wrong” in the way refugees are welcomed into the UK.

I watched, and my jaw dropped at every line that came out of Rylan’s mouth.

“This is the narrative we’re being fed: Here’s the hotel, here’s the phones, here’s the iPad, here’s the NHS in reception of your hotel. Here’s three meals a day, here’s a games room in the hotel. Have a lovely time - and welcome...”

Barely pausing for breath, he added: “This isn’t me getting on my soapbox.” It wasn’t the only statement he made that was incorrect.

Let’s take these one by one and, in exposing the myths, show what kind of welcome migrants to the UK actually receive.

“Here’s the hotel...”? Asylum seekers who land on beaches in Kent are quickly taken to temporary accommodation with no choice as to where they stay.