UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme
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Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a yearThe government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent back to France, Shabana Mahmood has told MPs.The home secretary disclosed the fi...
Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a year
The government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent back to France, Shabana Mahmood has told MPs.
The home secretary disclosed the figure as she was questioned by the home affairs select committee over whether the scheme was delivering value for taxpayers.
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