Illegal migrants' TV licence fees, bowling trips, cinema visits and even trampoline park outings were paid for by the taxpayer, Reform UK says.

The party's 'Doge' unit found more than £24,000 had been spent by Kent county council on the extravagant visits, alongside spending sprees at JD Sports and PCWorld.

They claim the finances also shows spending on crazy golf trips, skating and luxury hair extensions.

The extraordinary audit discoveries came after the Nigel Farage-led group vowed to slash spending at the authority, having seized it from the Tories in the local elections earlier this year.

It comes as the number of illegal migrants who have crossed the Channel so far this year passed 16,000 - with 1,500 already making the journey this month. Almost 40,000 have crossed in 713 inflatable dinghies since Labour took power last year.