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Chancellor defends cost of Government’s Rwanda deportation scheme

Source: PA Wire

Jeremy Hunt has defended the cost of the Government’s stalled Rwanda deportation scheme, as he admitted it had been “very challenging” to implement.

The Chancellor insisted the “overall picture” is improved despite figures showing a hike in migrant crossings in the English Channel.

Asked why the was “throwing good money after bad” over its scheme to relocate asylum seekers

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