And right now Gavin Gray in the UK for US Kevin, good morning, good evening to you. The government accused THEA of failing to keep its election promises. This is over the amount spent on the asylum seekers.

And right now Gavin Gray in the UK for US Kevin, good morning, good evening to you. The government accused THEA of failing to keep its election promises. This is over the amount spent on the asylum seekers.

Yes, it's down, but it's down not very much. Ryan. So in total, the bill being spent on hotels to How's migrants last year was four point four billion New Zealand dollars, down from four point six billion the year before. It is said that there are thirty two thousand asylum seekers in hotels in the UK. The money is coming out of the overseas development budget, so money that should be going to help the poorest people around the world is instead being used to How's migrants who have come to the UK. It really is unsustainable. I think plenty of people are thinking. But here's the other thing. Because the country's not losing any money, people are also beginning to wonder if ministers are really serious about tackling this injustice in that this money would be saving lives elsewhere around the globe as a to comfort for those who have come here illegally and are applying for sylum It's a very tricky issue. No government's got a grip on it, but this hotel bill seems to go on and on and on.

Yes, it's down, but it's down not very much. Ryan. So in total, the bill being spent on hotels to How's migrants last year was four point four billion New Zealand dollars, down from four point six billion the year before. It is said that there are thirty two thousand asylum seekers in hotels in the UK. The money is coming out of the overseas development budget, so money that should be going to help the poorest people around the world is instead being used to How's migrants who have come to the UK. It really is unsustainable. I think plenty of people are thinking. But here's the other thing. Because the country's not losing any money, people are also beginning to wonder if ministers are really serious about tackling this injustice in that this money would be saving lives elsewhere around the globe as a to comfort for those who have come here illegally and are applying for sylum It's a very tricky issue. No government's got a grip on it, but this hotel bill seems to go on and on and on.

Meanwhile, we've got arrests up for illegal migrants.

Meanwhile, we've got arrests up for illegal migrants.

Yes, this the government has improved on since they came into parent July of last year, in that they have toughened up quite considerably the fines and penalties to employers who do carry on employing migrants who are working here illegally. Now, the problem is for those who are in those hotels we just described Ryan and they are allowed to go out and about and do what they want. They're given a small amount of money each day, but they are not allowed to work. And plenty of people think, well, they should be allowed to work. And so we've heard there's a fifty one percent rise on the number of people arrested on suspicion of working illegally in the UK. That's a significant rise, and it is said that they have managed to thirty thousand people in total who have no right to be in the UK have now been returned to their home countries according to the Home Office. So this is a more positive story. But then you get down to the detail and footage showing on video shows the moment, thirty six people were arrested on one construction site. Nine others arrested illegally using delivery drivers. The list goes on and on, and the question is how can the government crack down further on that?

Yes, this the government has improved on since they came into parent July of last year, in that they have toughened up quite considerably the fines and penalties to employers who do carry on employing migrants who are working here illegally. Now, the problem is for those who are in those hotels we just described Ryan and they are allowed to go out and about and do what they want. They're given a small amount of money each day, but they are not allowed to work. And plenty of people think, well, they should be allowed to work. And so we've heard there's a fifty one percent rise on the number of people arrested on suspicion of working illegally in the UK. That's a significant rise, and it is said that they have managed to thirty thousand people in total who have no right to be in the UK have now been returned to their home countries according to the Home Office. So this is a more positive story. But then you get down to the detail and footage showing on video shows the moment, thirty six people were arrested on one construction site. Nine others arrested illegally using delivery drivers. The list goes on and on, and the question is how can the government crack down further on that?

Thank you very much, Kevin Gavin Gray are UK europe correspondent. For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Listen live to news Talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.

Thank you very much, Kevin Gavin Gray are UK europe correspondent. For more from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Listen live to news Talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.