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James Cleverly’s one-night Rwanda trip cost more than £165,000 on private jet flights

The House of Lords inflicted seven defeats on the government over its safety of Rwanda bill, including restoring courts' intervention power.
Peers defeated the government on all votes, exempting Afghan heroes and age-disputed children from deportation to Rwanda, causing setbacks and delays in implementing the Rwanda policy.
The government has spent over £400,000 on trips to Rwanda before any deportation flights have occurred, with a total cost of £3.9bn for removing asylum seekers.

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The Guardian

Rwanda trips by UK ministers and officials have already cost over £400,000

Figures reveal £413,541 spent on travel since the policy to send asylum seekers there was devised in 2022UK politics – latest updatesSending ministers and officials to Rwanda has cost the government more than £400,000 before a single deportation flight has taken off, figures show.Ministers have spent a total of £413,541 on travel in the two years since the policy to send asylum seekers to Kigali started to be developed. Continue reading...

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

James Cleverly spent £165k on private jet to sign Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deal

The cost disclosure adds to the eye-watering bill for Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

James Cleverly’s one-night Rwanda trip cost more than £165,000 on private jet flights

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

James Cleverly spent £165,000 chartering plane for one-day round trip to Rwanda

Home Secretary used PM’s RAF jet in December to fast-track signing of a new treaty as deportation flights face further delays

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Home Secretary James Cleverly spent £165,000 on private chartered flight to Rwanda

The cash was paid out by James Cleverly's department so he could sign a new treaty with the African nation around the government's asylum seeker deportation plan.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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