🚨 NEW: The IFS has backed Rachel Reeves’s claim that Labour inherited a worse financial situation than expected, criticising the Home Office for ‘woeful’ budget figures under the Tories that underestimated asylum costs
The budget for 3 years was £320m, but spending hit £7.9bn
I’ve said it once I’ll say it again. The HomeOffice is utterly incompetent. Don’t expect this to change under Labour. It’s an institutional problem that needs root and branch reform.