The Rwanda plan is nothing more than an expensive gimmick

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Rishi Sunak has failed on Brexit, failed on immigration, and now he is failing on basic accountability (Getty)

So, instead of cracking down on the criminal gangs running the small boats from Calais, yet another £15m of taxpayers’ money is to be sent to Rwanda.

Thus bringing the total spent on Rishi Sunak’s failed gimmick to £155.

All for a scheme to try and combat a civil war within his own stricken Conservative Party.