Labour minister defends migrant raid videos after being accused of trying to mimic Reform

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the government is simply “enforcing the rules” by publishing videos of immigration raids targeting illegal workers. open image in gallery Labour has been accused of aping Nigel Farage’s Reform UK And, pressed on the plans on Monday morning, Dame Angela denied Labour was seeking to copy Reform and said the government was showing those that “aspire to come to this country illegally” they will be caught. open image in gallery The number of hotels used to house asylum seekers will be lower by the end of March, Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told the Commons “What we are doing is enforcing the rules and if people who aspire to come to this country illegally think that it's easy for them to come in and get work then we are showing the world that that is not accurate, it's wrong.” But Green Party leader Carla Denyer accused Labour of “plumbing new depths with their plan to broadcast footage of people being detained and deported”. It’s time this government showed a bit of backbone and told the truth – that migration is good for this country.” It comes after Techne UK’s weekly tracker for The Independent put Labour and Reform equal top with 25 per cent and the Tories two points behind on 23 per cent.