TENTS will be used to house up to 2,000 illegal migrants on disused military sites at the end of August.
Suella Braverman purchased a set of marquees this week ahead of an expected surge in channel crossings.
Suella Braverman has purchased disused tents to accommodate 2,000 migrants at the end of next month (pictured is the Manston migrant processing facility in Kent)
The Bibby Stockholm barge moored in Dorset’s Portland Port is expected to house 500 asylum seekers
So far this year 14,000 people have arrived on Britain’s shores by small boat.
And the Home Office is forking £6million every day to accommodate them in hotels.
Rishi Sunak is desperate to stop the boats before the next general election.
The mission is one of five key pledges he’s said will define his premiership.
This week Mr Sunak lashed out at Labour, accusing the party of halting efforts to stop the boats.
He said: “The Labour Party, a subset of lawyers, criminal gangs – they’re all on the same side, propping up a system of exploitation that profits from getting people to the UK illegally.
“I have a plan to stop it.
“Labour have tried to block every vote to stop the boats.
“Their plan for immigration is an open door. But I know stopping the boats is a priority for the British people.
“And I’m leaving no stone unturned to get it done.”
Under the government’s major plan, migrants will be increasingly moved from expensive and sometimes flashy hotels to alternative accommodation.
Alongside tents, the giant Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset is set to house its first batch of migrants next week.
They’ll have access to excursions including cycling, cricket, hiking, festivals and even tending to allotments in the Dorset countryside.
Inside there are around 200 12x12ft rooms for two people in bunk beds with en-suite showers, wardrobe and a desk and TV screen.
There are another 20 rooms for four people, and two rooms for six people, as well as a few isolation rooms for sick people.
The guests, who are expected to stay for around nine months while their asylum applications are processed, also have access to a gym with running machines, rowing machine, weights and a boombox sound system.
This month the PM finally passed the flagship illegal migration bill.
Under the new legislation, only under-18s and the genuinely sick will be allowed to apply for asylum in the UK.
All other small boat arrivals will be detained without bail for 28 days, before being deported to their country of origin or a safe third state.
However, plans to deport migrants to Rwanda are currently stuck in a battle with lefty lawyers in the courts.
