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MP Proposes £5 Billion Asylum Repayment from Migrants

11/9/2025

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Labour MP Jo White proposes that migrants repay asylum-claim costs, totaling £5 billion annually, and urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to include the measure in the upcoming budget.
She notes £2.1 billion is spent housing over 32,000 migrants in hotels, with a weekly allowance of £49.18.
White also suggests processing asylum claims in the first safe country, citing Erbil in Iraq, to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel.

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Labour MP Jo White proposes that migrants repay asylum-claim costs, totaling £5 billion annually, and urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to include the measure in the upcoming budget.
She notes £2.1 billion is spent housing over 32,000 migrants in hotels, with a weekly allowance of £49.18.
White also suggests processing asylum claims in the first safe country, citing Erbil in Iraq, to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel.