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    Rich List 2024: A ‘migrant hotel king’, Britain’s ‘richest gypsy’, and Rishi Sunak among UK’s wealthiest people

    by Emma Guinness May 17, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA/CEOCAST/YouTube

    Britain’s so-called “migrant hotel king” has entered the UK rich list for the first time, in a year in which the number of billionaires fell but the prime minister and monarch both saw their vast fortunes increase, new data reveals.

    Asylum tycoon Graham King is currently pocketing £3.5m of taxpayer money a day for his role in helping to transport and house vulnerable migrants – making him the 221st richest person in the UK.

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