The Home Secretary has written to the Scottish and Welsh administrations (Image: GETTY)

       James Cleverly has told Scotland and Wales to house more asylum seekers.

       In letters to Humza Yousaf and Mark Drakeford, the Home Secretary said Scotland and Wales give homes to around half as many migrants as England.

       He said that while England houses 16 asylum seekers for every 10,000 people, Scotland takes just eight and Wales nine.

       Writing to the Scottish First Minister, Mr Cleverly said: "This issue extends right across Great Britain, and it is essential that each part of the country plays its part.

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       "Providing safe and appropriate accommodation to those who claim asylum will help you deliver that aim and so I look forward to your support in going further in Scotland.

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       "Therefore, I am writing to ask for your support in rapidly increasing the asylum accommodation estate in Scotland.

       "Reaching parity between our nations on the number of asylum seekers per capita is the only way to deliver fair and equitable asylum accommodation."

       In a letter to Welsh First Minister Mr Drakeford, he added: "I trust we can continue to work collaboratively together this year to help address the challenges we collectively face."

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       Mr Cleverly told Mr Yousaf to look again at putting asylum seekers on a cruise ship in Edinburgh.

       Meanwhile, he suggested Wales should reconsider at the Penally army training camp near Tenby in Pembrokeshire.

       SNP leader Mr Yousaf and Welsh Labour leader Mr Drakeford have both been fierce critics of the Rwanda policy aimed at deterring Channel migrants.

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