The figures are shocking
The new information claims that 10 out of 19 children were actually adults (Image: Getty)
GB News issued a breaking update on migration after new figures reportedly revealed several asylum seekers claiming to be children were later found to be adults. During a discussion with former Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove, presenter Ben Leo highlighted reports that 10 out of 19 migrants assessed by Kent County Council after claiming to be minors were ultimately confirmed to be adults.
The figures, reportedly obtained through Freedom of Information requests, prompted fierce criticism from Pursglove, who accused the Government of weakening border protections. He told viewers: “This government’s flagship legislation should actually have been called the Border Insecurity Bill.”
The study found a number of migrants posing as children were actually adults (Image: Getty)
Pursglove argued the previous Conservative government had introduced scientific age assessments through the Nationality and Borders Act in an attempt to identify adults falsely pretending to be children.
He claimed Labour had since scrapped those measures and instead relied on social worker assessments.
The former immigration minister said: “Where we were legislating to make sure that proper scientific tests were undertaken to identify where there were those abuses… we would have been able to root that out much more readily.”
Pursglove also warned of the potential safeguarding risks if adults were wrongly placed into children’s homes or foster care settings.
Ben Leo and Tom Pursglove discussed the information (Image: GB News)
Asked by Ben Leo what could happen if adults were housed alongside children, he replied: “It’s unthinkable, isn’t it? You would just never want adults to be in settings with children.”
The Tory MP also criticised the Government’s wider approach to migration and asylum policy, accusing ministers of reversing measures designed to deter illegal crossings.
He claimed policies banning migrants arriving via small boats from claiming asylum had been repealed, adding that Britain needed a tougher deterrent approach.
Pursglove said: “All the while you don’t do that, you’re gonna have a complete abuse of our asylum system.”