Top civil servant summoned to give ‘full and frank’ answers after costs of scheme rose from £140m to £290m
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The Home Office has been ordered to give parliament the “full and frank” costings of the scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda, after admitting projected initial spending had doubled to almost £300m.
Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary of the Home Office, has been asked to attend the public accounts committee on Monday to explain, after the initial costs of the scheme rose from £140m to £290m.
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