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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

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

Two police officers walk in grounds near to where a Boeing 767 sits on the runway at the military base in Amesbury, Salisbury
Numerous flights scheduled to leave from a military base in Amesbury, Salisbury were suspended owing to legal challenges. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

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 administrations – spent £715m over two years on the plan – £15m more than previously claimed.

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