MPs criticised for calling immigration hotline 68 times in year

The Tory Christopher Chope said he was among those who had made reports to the hotline.MPs called an immigration enforcement hotline 68 times last year, it has been revealed, prompting concerns that vulnerable constituents could be deterred from seeking help for fear of being detained.The Home Office disclosed in responses to written questions from Labour’s David Lammy that 34 calls were from Conservatives, 32 from Labour MPs, one from a Democratic Unionist party MP and one from a Liberal