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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

Outrage as Migrant Allegedly Took £600 Taxi Ride for Knee Check-Up at Taxpayers' Expense: 'It's Crazy'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood ordered an urgent review into the use of taxis for asylum seekers, describing the situation as 'unacceptable'. (Credit: Freepik & X/MatthewCaddis)

A failed asylum seeker housed in a taxpayer-funded hotel was reportedly sent on a £600 round-trip taxi for a routine NHS knee check-up, triggering widespread anger over government spending on asylum accommodation.

The case, exposed by a BBC investigation, has raised fresh questions about how the Home Office manages transport for migrants and whether public money is being wasted.

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