Government’s authorized invoice to defend stalling Rwanda migrant scheme tops £2million

Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial Rwanda migrant scheme has price greater than £2.1million in authorized payments.

The Home Office paid the sum, which has shot up by £800,000 since March, to exterior attorneys. It is on high of the price of in-house authorized groups. In response to a Freedom of Information request, a Government mandarin confirmed: “As of 30 November, the total cost the Home Office has spent is £2,137,045.70.”

In addition to authorized charges, the stalled scheme has thus far price £240million –regardless of not a single migrant being despatched to the East African nation. Another £50million is pledged for subsequent 12 months, regardless that the plan is in limbo after the Supreme Court dominated it illegal.

The Tories have been additional embarrassed final month when Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick give up, citing “strong disagreements with the direction of the Government’s policy on immigration”. BBC star Gary Lineker, actor Brian Cox and former British Army boss Richard Dannatt are amongst these calling for the scheme to be scrapped.