More than 50 Tory MPs have called for emergency new laws to block "bogus asylum seekers" from being allowed to settle in the UK.

Rishi Sunak has been urged by the group of backbenchers to rapidly introduce a "simple" change in the law to help reduce the number of small boat crossings of the Channel to Kent.

They also demand "economic migrants" travelling from "safe countries" such as Albania are returned more quickly.

The demand comes as Mr Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman face pressure to prevent the crossings and improve the conditions which asylum seekers experience in the UK.

In a letter arranged by former Brexit secretary David Davis, the Tory backbenchers argue that "people claiming they have been unwilling victims of human trafficking or modern slavery" should be returned home.

The Tories argue "if they have really been taken against their will, then they could not reasonably object to being returned to their own homes".

"The quirks in our modern slavery laws that prevent this are clearly in defiance of the aims of that law and should be removed," they wrote.

They argue the "straightforward and legally workable way of addressing the crisis" would be a "very strong deterrent" for those planning to risk the perilous crossing.

But a government spokesperson said: "We have made clear there is no one single solution to stop the increase in dangerous crossings.

"We have also made clear that we will continue to use every tool at our disposal to deter illegal migration.

"We are expediting the removal of individuals by agreeing tailored bilateral returns agreements with partners like Albania, elevating it to a key priority for our foreign policy.”

The Home Secretary has come under fire over the dire conditions in the Manston migrant processing centre, the site in Kent where one man under detention died of diphtheria.

Meanwhile, the Health Secretary has insisted the risk of the public getting diphtheria is “very low” despite an expected rise in the number of infections being recorded among asylum seekers.

Steve Barclay said hundreds of asylum seekers were vaccinated against the highly contagious disease before being moved out of the Manston processing centre to hotels around the country, but stressed the situation was being monitored “closely”.

The dozens of asylum seekers who have contracted diphtheria had the highly-contagious disease before arriving in the UK, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said yesterday.

Health officials have raised concerns that some migrants have been moved from the site to other parts of the country while suffering from the serious infection, according to Sky News.

Ms Braverman is also facing criticism for failing to slow the perilous crossings of the English Channel by people in small boats.

Last week, she admitted the Government has “failed to control our borders” but blamed desperate migrants and people smugglers for the overcrowding in Manston.

"I tell you who’s at fault. It’s very clear who’s at fault. It’s the people who are breaking our rules, coming here illegally, exploiting vulnerable people and trying to reduce the generosity of the British people. That’s who’s at fault,” she told MPs.

A Home Office source said Ms Braverman is “working flat out alongside the Prime Minister to bring in reforms to help stem the flow of migrants across the Channel”.

The Health Secretary has insisted the risk of the public getting diphtheria is “very low” despite an expected rise in the number of infections being recorded among asylum seekers.

Steve Barclay said hundreds of migrants were vaccinated against the highly contagious disease before being moved out of the Manston processing centre in Kent to hotels around the country, but stressed the situation was being monitored “closely”.