Government’s £140,000,000 Rwanda plan fails to stop 36,858 migrants crossing the Channel
Government’s £140,000,000 Rwanda plan fails to stop 36,858 migrants crossing the Channel
A group of migrants land in Dover (Picture: Reuters)
Britain has paid Rwanda £140million in a deal to take migrants off its hands – but none have been sent there and the Home Office is unable to say if the stalled policy is worth the expense.
The controversial scheme to process arrivals in the African country has been hit by a series of legal challenges.
And the department’s permanent secretary…