A massive amount of money has been wasted in this country. Boris Johnson alone is reportedly responsible for the squandering of £940,000,000 on a variety of, mostly failed, vanity projects. £2,000 x 30+ is a miniscule amount by comparison.
These poor people died in Britain in the most terrible circumstances, brought about by the action or inaction of the people who have been arrested. It is, in my opinion, dishonourable of our government to refuse assistance in this matter.
In the past, many British (and other European) people travelled abroad to improve their life prospects or to escape persecution and poverty. They may not have been considered "illegal immigrants" at the time because European believed they were inherently superior and were thus entitled to march into a country, claim it for themselves, forcibly subjugate indigenous populations by seizing their land and assets and depriving them of their culture and beliefs - and killing those who were not compliant. At least these Vietnamese people didn't plan a takeover of Britain - they just wanted to come here and work.
