Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030
Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely”, the home secretary has said, as he argued that the £1.8m a person cost of the scheme was justified.
James Cleverly, in his first interview since the government’s plan was approved by parliament on Monday, said he had booked a succession of initial flights and was preparing to order the detention of people seeking refuge in the UK so they could be sent to east Africa.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/25/flights-deport-asylum-seekers-rwanda-indefinitely-james-cleverly
Author : Rajeev Syal and Diane Taylor
Publish date : 2024-04-24 23:01:09
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