Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals
Home Secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the ChannelA failed Conservative plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda spent £50m on flights that never took off, new figures disclose.The Home Office has also revealed that the scheme – which ran under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s administrations – spent £715m over two years on the plan – £15m more than previously claimed. Continue reading...
Home Secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel
A failed Conservative plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda spent £50m on flights that never took off, new figures disclose.
The Home Office has also revealed that the scheme – which ran under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s administrations – spent £715m over two years on the plan – £15m more than previously claimed. Continue reading...