Rylan Clark praises migrants who saved mum - 'this country is built on immigration'

Rylan Clark has made an impassioned plea about immigration as he said 'migrants saved my mum's life.' The This Morning presenter was recently at his mother Linda's bedside in hospital after she fell ill.

Speaking on the ITV show today, he said: "This country is built on immigration. Legal immigration — a lot of the nurses, the doctors that have saved my mum’s life have come over here from other countries. They’re living a great life, they’re paying into this tax system, they’re helping this country thrive."

He went on: "I find it absolutely insane that all these people are risking their lives coming across the Channel. And when they get here, it does seem, and I think this is why a lot of Labour voters as well are saying there’s something wrong, it feels like, ‘Welcome, come on in’. That’s the narrative we’re being fed," he added. "Here’s the iPad. Here’s the NHS in reception of your hotel. Here’s three meals a day. Here’s a games room in the hotel. Have a lovely time and welcome."

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He explained that everyone would have an opinion about this and he was "going to upset someone" with his views. He explained: "There are people that have lived here all their lives that are struggling. They’re homeless. Let’s not even discuss our homeless. There are people living on the streets, veterans, all of this.

"Let me be honest, everyone’s going to have an opinion about this and you’re going to upset someone. Something major needs to be done about this. The money that it’s costing us, the amount of people that are in this country that we have no idea who they are, what they’ve done, what they’re capable of – and clearly we see a lot of it in the press at the moment. Not all, but some, what some are doing to people in this country."

He added: "How can it be that if I turn up at Heathrow Airport as a British citizen and I’ve left my passport in Spain, I’ve got to stand at that airport and won’t be let in. But if I arrive on a boat from Calais, I get taken to a four-star hotel? If I went to Spain, without one, I wouldn't be let in. So how come if you turn up on a small boat you are."

Just a few weeks ago, Rylan had to cancel his work commitments when his mum fell ill. Taking to social media at the time, he said: "Mummy Linda isn't well sadly so I won't be hosting the show tomorrow.

"Thank you to the emergency team at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Especially Tanya who really looked after my mum. Will keep you updated as she's on the mend. She's a trooper." He later updated fans to say she was recovering well.

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