The government tried to execute a hat trick earlier this week.

Monday began on a particularly sticky note, as a cross-bench of MPs unveiled a brutal report into the Home Office’s management of the asylum system.

The Home Affairs Committee accused the department of squandering billions of taxpayers’ pounds on mismanagement of asylum accommodation, and claimed flawed contracts and incompetent delivery were to blame for the chaotic system the UK is now faced with.

The MPs said they expected accommodation costs had tripled to more than £15 billion since hotels were first used to house asylum seekers.

Prime minister Keir Starmer quickly said he was “frustrated and angry” by the “mess” left by the Tory government (even though his government were, of course, elected 16 months ago).

“The

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