Watch: Robert Jenrick lampooned after dismal asylum interview

LBC’s Andrew Castle was absolutely not taking any nonsense from immigration minister Robert Jenrick today.

Bibby Stockholm

It comes as the first asylum seekers have arrived on the Bibby Stockholm barge, to the dismay of many people.

The Fire Brigades Union has warned the government about safety concerns on the vessel.

They sent a letter and wrote: “We have written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman to ask for a meeting about our safety concerns on the Bibby Stockholm.

“As the union representing the overwhelming majority of firefighters, we are driven by the need to prevent loss of life and protect public safety.”

🚨 NEW | We have written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman to ask for a meeting about our safety concerns on the Bibby Stockholm.

As the union representing the overwhelming majority of firefighters, we are driven by the need to prevent loss of life and protect public safety. pic.twitter.com/Y1g0QYZpOY

— Fire Brigades Union (@fbunational) August 2, 2023

Robert Jenrick

Anyway, returning to Robert Jenrick, who claimed a ‘top lawyer’ was working with Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer to stop migrants being deported.

The problem was he couldn’t name him, almost as if he made it up?

It is a hapless performance…

Watch

'Can you just name the person that you claim in your article is stopping people being deported to Rwanda, who is a mate of Keir Starmer?'@AndrewCastle63 is baffled by @RobertJenrick's refusal to name the Labour adviser who is allegedly working to prevent the Rwanda policy. pic.twitter.com/veJpr88okL

— LBC (@LBC) August 6, 2023

Carol Voderman wrote: “@lbc trying to get Robert Jenrick to name the lawyer in Jenrick’s article today. “Who’s the lawyer?” “The name is in the newspaper ” “I’ve got the paper here, it’s not there. Who is it?” “Well it’s online” It isn’t online Jeez…gaslighting Tories.”

⏬️ @AndrewCastle63 @lbc trying to get Robert Jenrick to name the lawyer in Jenrick's article today.
"Who's the lawyer?"
"The name is in the newspaper "
"I've got the paper here, it's not there. Who is it?"
"Well it's online"
It isn't online
Jeez…gaslighting Tories 😡 https://t.co/3S3D7d70Uu

— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) August 6, 2023

Karl Turner wrote: “Nasty @RobertJenrick things this makes his dishonest, corrupt and desperate Tory Government a bit more popular. It doesn’t. #GeneralElectionN0W“

https://twitter.com/KarlTurnerMP/status/1688125025704886272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1688125025704886272%7Ctwgr%5E9f26cace2f5cb9b63ba853bf5802614d1a027852%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indy100.com%2Fpolitics%2Frobert-jenrick-asylum-cartoons-lbc

Related: Carol Voderman owns Express and former Sun editor