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'Most shocking waste of taxpayers' money ever seen': Scrapped Rwanda scheme 'has already cost £700m'

Sky News Monday, 22 July 2024
The previous government was set to spend £10bn on the now-scrapped Rwanda scheme, the home secretary has revealed.
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The previous government's Rwanda deportation scheme has already cost the British taxpayer £700 million, Yvette Cooper tells MPs, branding it the "most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen". The home secretary insists she will take urgent action to start clearing the asylum backlog in...

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