Johnson also rejected the suggestion that he considered injecting himself with Covid-19 on TV to show it did not pose a threat.
Ministers expect a further £50 million cost in the coming year, which would bring the total to £290 million.
"The Prime Minister is dealing with lots of other narratives in this space as well like Rwanda who say actually if you leave that this policy is going to fail and there's no point even starting down this road."
“The whole point of the Rwanda policy is not to try to solve anything."
"How many more people have to die? Where is your humanity?"
It comes as new polling shows Rishi Sunak is now almost as unpopular as his party after a year of deteriorating polling numbers.
Boris Johnson apologised for his language in an appearance at the Covid-19 Inquiry.
The Prime Minister’s favourability rating has collapsed since the start of the year, according to pollster Ipsos UK.
The prime minister has defended his new Rwanda plan as he battles to maintain authority.
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