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Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration legislation will lead to a dire “system meltdown” and trap more than 100,000 men, women and children in permanent limbo – with taxpayers footing the billions in costs to accommodate them, a new report has claimed.
The analysis, compiled by the Refugee Council, reveals that by the end of the year, even if the government is successful in flying 2,000 people to Rwanda, a further 115,575 asylum seekers will be left stranded in the UK.
Putting all of these men, women and children into suitable accommodation, most likely hotels, will cost around £17.1m a day; more than £6.2bn a year.
The report’s release comes just days after the prime minister’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed, paving the way for the first asylum seekers to be sent to the east African country.