Thousands of pounds are being spent on hiring staff to teach ballooncraft, cake decorating and floristry to migrants awaiting deportation.

A hairdressing tutor, hospitality and floristry tutor, painting and decorating tutor and gym manager are among the 32 jobs currently available at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre - a male-only facility.

Salaries for the full-time roles are over £30k a year - with the gym manager role being advertised for £38,873.66 per annum.

The combined yearly spend of all the jobs has been considered an insult to tax payers, with Tory ministers warning: 'The Government has lost the plot.'

The roles first appeared on the Government's Find A Job website last week and are still available.