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£40,000 per family to leave UK should be open to everyone

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Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:21

Labour Government to pay failed asylum seekers up to 40 grand per family to leave the UK (10 grand per person).

I want a piece of the action and considering it is taxpayer funded, it should be open to all.

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SleepSleeping · 06/03/2026 14:31

Menopausalsourpuss · 05/03/2026 13:42

I have no idea why it should cost us the taxpayer to host failed asylum seekers. Where's can I go and live in the world where taxpayers will pay to house me for nothing when I have no claim to live in that country?

Quite a few countries. Most countries do offer asylum. You could try your luck in Iran or turkey, both of which take more asylum seekers than any other country in the world. Turkey in particular spends billions every year on asylum seekers.

nam3c4ang3 · 06/03/2026 14:34

Maybe they can charge more VAT in order to afford this 😂 - they will defo get voted in again 😂

NotThatSerious · 06/03/2026 14:46

fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:33

Sure. You’d have to agree to give up your citizenship and never come back though.

Given the state of our country I’d probably renounce my citizenship for a fiver and a bag of skittles

Bertiebiscuit · 06/03/2026 15:28

Let me see, foul weather, rotten Labour government, huge inflation, high crime rates especially against women, unreliable public transport, broken health services - yep, I'd take it

Allisnotlost1 · 06/03/2026 16:33

NotThatSerious · 06/03/2026 14:46

Given the state of our country I’d probably renounce my citizenship for a fiver and a bag of skittles

Go for it. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renunciation/renunciation-accessible I don’t think they’ll give you Skittles but we can probably do a whip round for you.

Renunciation (accessible)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renunciation/renunciation-accessible

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