Foreign prisoners cost UK £456m
Statistics from the Ministry of Justice have revealed that £456.2m is being spent on foreign prisoners, who make up an eigth of all inmates in UK prisons.
The Conservative MP Priti Patel, who uncovered the figures through Parliamentary questions, said UK jails “should not be used as hotels for foreigners” and demanded that ministers take action to deport them.
It was also revealed that 4.4% of convicted benefit cheats were jailed in the 12 months to April last year and Ms Patel called on the courts to "start getting to grips with this problem."