🚨 £1.59 BILLION. READ THAT AGAIN.
Rupert Lowe has been digging through Government asylum contracts — and what he’s uncovered deserves serious scrutiny.
💷 £1,593,535,200
That was the value of a Home Office contract awarded to Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited for “Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services.”
And look at some of the services Lowe found specified in the contract 👇
🍽️ Varied daily menus, taking religious requirements into account.
🥪 Miss the evening meal? Provision for a light snack.
🧹 Routine professional cleaning, with cabins cleaned TWICE weekly.
🧺 Housekeeping laundry service, with a MAXIMUM 48-hour turnaround.
🩺 Assistance registering with GPs and dentists.
🚐 Transport to and from medical appointments.
🎯 Organised recreational activities seven days a week — mornings, afternoons and evenings.
📶 Full Wi-Fi coverage.
📱 Access to new mobile phones.
🚌 Transport provision, including travel into — and beyond — the local area.
All contained within an asylum accommodation and travel contract funded by the taxpayer.
And here’s another part that deserves scrutiny:
📅 The contract began in February 2023, while Reform UK’s Suella Braverman MP was Home Secretary and Robert Jenrick was Immigration Minister.
The Home Office has confirmed it was a direct award through a Crown Commercial Service framework, with CTM the sole supplier on the relevant lot. The final contract signature was completed on 24 March 2023.
Taxpayers want to know:
❓ How much was actually spent under this £1.59 BILLION contract?
❓ How much did each individual service cost?
❓ Did taxpayers receive value for money?
❓ Why are detailed financial figures still being withheld as commercially sensitive?
This isn’t speculation.
The contract exists.
The £1.593 BILLION value is documented.
Share the figures. Let people make their own minds up.