Britain has accepted 50 failed asylum seekers from Ireland despite Rishi Sunak insisting the country would refuse migrants following an influx in Dublin.

In April, the Prime Minister refused to take back any migrants after Ireland warned that up to 90 per cent of asylum seekers had fled Northern Ireland amid fears of being sent to Rwanda.

Official figures show that 25 illegal migrants were arrested between October and February when Irish police stopped buses travelling from Belfast to Dublin.