Revealed: Rwanda costs mount as PM ‘hit by surge of no confidence letters’ in Tory revolt
Ministers expect a further £50 million cost in the coming year, which would bring the total to £290 million.
Ministers expect a further £50 million cost in the coming year, which would bring the total to £290 million.
It comes as new polling shows Rishi Sunak is now almost as unpopular as his party after a year of deteriorating polling numbers.
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.
The Prime Minister suffered the blow of the resignation of his immigration minister while former home secretary Suella Braverman snipes at his policy.
Rishi Sunak’s long-term political ally argued that he had to quit because he has ‘such strong disagreements’ with his approach to immigration.
“So apart from members of his own Cabinet, how many people has the Prime Minister sent to Rwanda?”
Braverman has been critical of Sunak since she was fired as home secretary, accusing him of “magical thinking” over his approach to migration.
"But I never thought voting for the Being Horrible to Foreigners Party would be horrible to foreigners I liked"
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