Braverman admits failed asylum policy to cost £3.5bn

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Suella Braverman confirming plans to house asylum seekers in cruise ships at the Lords Justice & Home Affairs Committee, and admitting that the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels will rise to 3.5bn next year, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:

“The cost to taxpayers of the government’s failed asylum policy has become simply astronomical. 

“But instead of fixing the broken asylum system by creating safe and legal routes for refugees or dealing with the claims backlog, Suella Braverman is doubling down with the same failed approach.

“Her ludicrous proposals to house refugees in cruise ships will once again be ineffective and incredibly expensive. She needs to come clean with the public on exactly how much these plans will cost.”

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