£715m spent on scrapped Rwanda deportation scheme, breakdown reveals

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2024-12-02

London (PA Media/dpa) - A total of £715 million ($906 million) was spent on the Rwanda deportation scheme, a cost breakdown of the plan has shown. Among the costs outlined are £290 million paid to Rwanda's government, £50 million on flights, escorting, airfield preparations and police force costs, and £95 million on detention and reception centres over a period between 2022 and June 2024. Other spending, including on setting up new IT systems, le......

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