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A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison in a major blunder was paid £500 to leave the UK, it has emerged.
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said she shared the public’s anger over Hadush Kebatu’s bungled release and had “pulled every lever” to remove him from British soil – but revelations about the cash payment are likely to spark further outrage.
Kebatu, who was forcibly sent back to Ethiopia on Tuesday night with a team of five escorts on the flight, was given
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