Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was given £500 to leave the UK following his arrest on Sunday, which the Conservatives branded an “outrageous waste of taxpayers’ money”.

The Ethiopian national was arrested on Sunday in northeast London after being mistakenly released from HMP Chelsmford on Friday, where he was serving a 12-month sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. New Feature

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Kebatu was forcibly removed to his home country on Tuesday night with a team of five escorts on the flight, and arrived on Wednesday morning with no right to return to Britain, the Home Office said.

“I have pulled every lever to deport Kebatu and remove him off British soil. I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender has been deported.

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