'It's time to pack your bags': Italy's new far-right interior minister warns illegal migrants 'the free ride is over' as he promises mass deportations

At a rally, Matteo Salvini warned: 'The free ride is over. It's time to pack'

He joined Premier Giuseppe Conte and the newly sworn-in Cabinet at parade

On Friday, Italy ended three months of political and financial turmoil

By DEBBIE WHITE FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS

PUBLISHED: 12:20 BST, 2 June 2018 | UPDATED: 06:48 BST, 3 June 2018

Migrants living in Italy have been advised to start packing as the country's new populist leaders repeated promises to boot them out of the country.

At a rally in northern Italy, new Interior Minister and League leader, Matteo Salvini, warned: 'The good times for illegals are over - get ready to pack your bags.'

Salvini’s appointment was described as a ‘dream’ by one supporter, while another said on the politician’s Facebook page that the new political lineup 'breathe a different air'.

'Around there is a festive air, you can see [it] in the looks of Italians who have confidence in this government. This is a government with the right people in the right places.’

Earlier today, Salvini joined Premier Giuseppe Conte and the rest of the newly sworn-in Cabinet to view the Republic Day parade in Rome.

Italy's aeronautic acrobatic squad flew low and loud over downtown Rome trailing smoke in the red, white and green of the Italian flag.

The national pride on display is a feature of every Republic Day, but it took on a particular significance this year after Italy on Friday ended three months of political and financial turmoil and swore in a government whose populist and eurosceptic leanings have alarmed Europe.

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