The government’s spending watchdog has said, the United Kingdom (UK) will pay at least £370m to Rwanda as part of its plan to relocate asylum seekers there.
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| The Policy of Rwanda targets to deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats. Photo: PA Media via bbc.com |
As much as £150,000 will also be paid for each person sent to the African country over a five-year period.
According to Labour, the new figures in the reports by the National Audit Office (NAO) were a “national scandal”.
“Unless we act, the cost of housing asylum seekers is set to reach £11bn per year by 2026”, a spokesperson said, adding, “Illegal migration costs lives and perpetuates human trafficking, and it is therefore right that we fund solutions to break this unsustainable cycle.”
