Asylum seekers who work in the UK without permission should be placed "on the next plane home", Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said.

Ms Badenoch and her shadow home secretary Chris Philp criticised the UK as being a "soft touch" and that illegal working acts as a "pull factor" for those making the dangerous journey across the English Channel.

While people who have asylum claims that are yet to be processed are not usually allowed to work, if they have been waiting for a year or longer for a decision they can apply for permission to work.

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Earlier in the summer, Mr Philp made an unannounced visit to an asylum hotel where he said he found "clear evidence of illegal working for Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber

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