cot

“I said, ‘Why don’t you just get a cot?’”

She was also seen to push babies head first over cots and cover a toddler's mouth when they started to cry.

Earlier this month, areas with space for around 65 detainees were holding more than 100, with cots spread across the floor between bunk beds.

The BBC understands Ms Upton has a cold cot - with electrical cooling pads to maintain lower temperatures - which she uses at her home and lends out to families.

"It means we have more space to take in larger items like cots and prams in bigger quantities each week through donations from members of the public," she added.