Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals

A failed Conservative plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda spent £50m on flights that never took off, new figures disclose. The Home Office has also revealed that the scheme – which ran under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s …

The Tories Spent £715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda

Then home secretary Priti Patel and Rwanda's minister of foreign affairs Vincent Biruta,sign their "economic development partnership" in Kigali in April 2022. The Tories’ Rwanda scheme cost nearly three quarters of a billion pounds despite …

Tories spent £50m on Rwanda deportation flights that never took off

The last government spent £50m on Rwanda deportation flights that never took off, new figures reveal. This included the cost of securing the flights, escorts to force migrants on to the planes and preparing and securing the airfields, Home Office documents …

Shocking true cost of Rwanda migrant scheme revealed amid benefits row

Channel migrants must be barred from automatically claiming benefits and receiving free housing, Yvette Cooper has been told. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said a “nation that cannot control who comes in does not have a future”. And Mr Philp said …

What Is "Bleeding Eye" Virus That Has Killed 15 In Rwanda So Far

New Delhi: The Marburg or "bleeding eye" virus in Rwanda has killed at least 15 people so far and infected hundreds others, ever since its outbreak and spread across 17 African countries over the past two months. An advisory issued by Travel …

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

A total of £715 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 …

Ministers splurged £50million on migrant deportation flights to Rwanda despite none ever taking off before Labour ...

The Government spent £50million on arranging migrant deportation flights to Rwanda despite none ever taking off, new Home Office figures have revealed. The eye-watering sum was shown in a new document detailing the £715million total spend on the migration …

15 dead from 'Bleeding Eye' in Rwanda; Advisory issued amid reports of disease spread

Rwanda: A deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, also known as the 'Bleeding Eye' virus, has been reported in Rwanda, with at least 15 fatalities and over 100 confirmed cases. The disease is part of a broader spread of lethal infections, including …

16 Days of Activism: Unpacking the “Men are Trash” debate in Rwanda

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