James Cleverly sidesteps calls to reveal details of missing asylum seekers

Labour accused the Home Secretary of appearing to ‘have lost thousands of people’ and failing to get a grip of the issue.

James Cleverly would not be drawn into revealing details of more than 4,000 asylum seekers said to have gone missing after being earmarked for removal to Rwanda — James Cleverly would not be drawn into revealing details of more than 4,000 asylum seekers said to have gone missing after being earmarked for removal to Rwanda (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

By Rhiannon James and David Lynch, PA Political Staff

January 15, 2024 at 4:06pm GMT