Tory MP accused of ‘new low’ in comment over missing asylum children

Tory MP Jonathan Gullis defended comments, saying Labour were ‘out of touch with the public’

A Tory MP has been criticised for saying asylum-seeking children who have gone missing from Home Office hotels “shouldn’t have come here illegally” in a heckle at prime minister’s questions.

A total of 200 children are still missing from the hotels, the government revealed following claims that youngsters had been abducted off the street outside one Brighton hotel.

During prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq asked Rishi Sunak: “Ministers have admitted that they no idea of the whereabouts of these children. Does he still think the UK is a safe haven for vulnerable children?”