Home Office spent £39,000 in tax dollars on Domino’s pizzas for hungry Channel migrants
- Officials spent more than £38,000 in taxpayers’ money at a Domino’s branch near Dover
- Staff at the now-closed Tug Haven holding center used government credit cards
- The huge purchases of pizza with popular toppings were made in five months
Officials spent more than £38,000 in taxpayers’ money at a Domino’s branch last year to buy pizza for migrants, according to new figures.
Border staff at Dover’s now-closed Tug Haven holding center used government credit cards to pay for food in just five months last year.
On one occasion last July, the Home officeThe clandestine operational response team bought 200 at once after putting the pizza boxes in a van and taking them to migrants.
Employees at the Domino’s branch have said they were “rushed” every time migrants arrived, according to the report. The sun.
On one occasion last July, the Interior Ministry’s clandestine operational response team bought 200 at once after putting the pizza boxes in a van and taking them to migrants.
According to reports, officials would buy 3,900 of the chain’s £9.99 medium pizzas with various toppings, including popular choices like Texas BBQ or the Veggie Supreme.
Purchases came to a halt in December last year when a catering company took over.
Last year, about 28,526 people crossed the Channel in small boats. This year alone, more than 14,000 have made the perilous journey so far.
Government figures have confirmed that 173 migrants arrived in four small boats on Thursday (July 14). It brings the total number of arrivals this year to 14,330 so far.
More than 100 migrants arrived on Wednesday, while 259 reached the UK in six boats on Tuesday.
Border guards also intercepted 442 migrants from 15 incidents on Monday – the highest number in nearly a month, despite a European crackdown on people smugglers and warnings that migrants could be relocated to Rwanda in central Africa.
The new crossings come after Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin warned that the British government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda may have led to an increase in the number of applicants for international protection in the Republic.
Officials spent more than £38,000 in taxpayers’ money at a Domino’s branch to buy pizzas for migrants
According to reports, officials would buy 3,900 of the chain’s £9.99 medium-sized pizzas
The government has reportedly suspended new efforts to get the first deportation flight to the East African nation off the ground until the Conservative Party elects a new prime minister over fears it would cause too much controversy during the leadership contest. The plane was grounded in June amid legal difficulties.
Alp Mehmet, chairman of MigrationWatch UK, an organization that represents the immigration problems of the British people, told The Sun: “The fact that the Border Force has had to resort to fast food restaurants is symptomatic of the large numbers arriving.
“What it points to is the need to stem the flow of dinghy migrants.”
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