Prime minister, Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street in London, after he saw the Safety of Rwanda Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 44 on Wednesday evening, January 18, 2024
RISHI SUNAK’S Rwanda deportation scheme costs could soar to half a billion pounds, plus hundreds of thousands more for each deportee, an investigation by the public spending watchdog found today.
The Home Office has refused to say how much more money, on top of the £290 million already confirmed, Britain has agreed to pay Kigali under the stalled plan.
But a National Audit Office (NAO) report revealed millions more in spending today — including £11,000 for each migrant’s plane ticket.
Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES