In a year since the Rwanda deal was struck the government has forked out £2bn on asylum bills
In the last year, the Rwanda deal has seen the government has dish out £120m on development in the African country, as well as £20m on set-up costs, £300,000 on the former and current home secretary's visits to the capital Kigali, and £500,000 on the failed first flight, which never took off due to legal challenges.
An estimated £1.86b has been spent on housing asylum seekers in the UK in the year following the deal's signature – costing an average of £4.7m a day. It also comes after the government announced plans last month to rehouse migrants to abandoned military bases and barges, in an effort to cut down on hotel costs.
Court of Appeal judges will reconsider its findings later this month, and decide whether Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers to be relocated to.
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