UK's Rwanda plan for asylum seekers could cost more than 600 million pounds

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he speaks during an interview following a visit in the Siemens Mobility factory, in Goole, in East Yorkshire, Britain February 26, 2024. Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda might end up costing more than 600 million pounds to deport 300 refugees, parliament's spending watchdog said on Friday.

Under the policy first announced in 2022, asylum seekers who arrive on England's southern coast in small, inflatable boats would be sent to Rwanda, but so far no one has been deported because of ongoing legal challenges.