Rishi Sunak criticises Welsh Government pay for asylum seekers

Rishi Sunak criticises Welsh Government pay for asylum seekers

A group of people thought to be migrants arrive in an inflatable boat at Kingsdown beach, near Dover, Kent, after crossing the English Channel. (Image: PA)

PLANS by the Welsh Government to pay asylum seekers £1,600 a month in basic income show Labour is “paying” for small boats to cross the Channel, the prime minister has said.

Rishi Sunak agreed that the proposals to offer young asylum seekers who settle in Wales access to an ongoing basic income pilot could incentivise people smuggling.The two-year pilot is currently open to care leavers in Wales.The prime minister’s criticism comes after UK ministers […]

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