Ann Widdecombe, the former Tory minister turned Reform UK spokesperson, has said the party would house illegal immigrants in “secure reception centres” instead of hotels so they would know they would be “sent back” quickly.Reform’s conference kicked off on Friday with a range of speakers, including Ms Widdecombe and TV personality Ant Middleton.Ms Widdecombe, the party’s immigration spokeswoman, told the audience in Birmingham people who arrive “unlawfully” in the UK on small boats would be housed “in secure reception centres” if Reform was in government.”We are not going to house the people who come in on those boats in hotels, at the cost of billions a day to the British taxpayer,” Ms Widdecombe said.”We will instead house them in secure reception centres.”And then the message goes out if you arrive unlawfully in this country from a perfectly safe country then you will be refused, you will be dealt with quickly and you will be sent back.”A long-time Eurosceptic, Ms Widdecombe was…
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