Border Force union PCS demanded an urgent reversal of Con-Dem cuts following a critical report by MPs yesterday.

The Commons public accounts committee criticised bosses' "extremely poor" record on staffing and inadequate IT systems.

Committee chair Margaret Hodge complained that a cut in staff of 500 between 2010 and 2012 was immediately followed by spending to increase the number of frontline staff from 7,600 to 8,000.