Rylan Clark issues powerful statement after praising migrants who saved mum's life

Rylan Clark has doubled down on his plea as he released a powerful statement following his message on This Morning yesterday. The TV presenter said "migrants saved my mum's life"while hosting the ITV show on Wednesday.

He was recently at his mother Linda's bedside in hospital after she fell ill. Speaking on the ITV show , 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."

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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.

"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."

Hours later, Rylan took to his Instagram where he wrote: "You can be pro immigration and against illegal routes. You can support trans people and have the utmost respect for women.

"You can be heterosexual and still support gay rights. The list continues. Stop with this putting everyone in a box exercise and maybe have conversations instead of shouting on twitter."

While on the ITV daytime show this week, Rylan said he was aware his view was "going to upset someone". 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."

Rylan continued: "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."

The TV and radio host was forced to cancel his work commitments just a few weeks ago when his mum Linda fell ill. "Mummy Linda isn't well sadly so I won't be hosting the show tomorrow," he said at the time.

"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.

Rylan's comments come as a swarm of anti-immigration protests have spread across the UK over the asylum hotels row. While, anti-racism protestors are hosting counter demonstrations.

A High Court judge ordered migrants be removed from a hotel in Essex, with residents in others towns seeking to replicate the results. Among the hotels at the centre of the protests, many are thought to be buildings that are housing families opposed to single men.

The landmark ruling came after a migrant was charged with sexually assaulting a schoolgirl after being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. Up to 2,000 people flocked to the hotel and demanded its closure.

Sections of the crowd quickly turned violent - fighting with the police and throwing projectiles at officers. By the end of the protests, which were organised with the help of members of the far-right group Homeland, 16 people were charged.

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