US EditionKeir Starmer in talks with 'a number of countries' over return hubs for failed asylum seekers
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday in Albania that the UK is negotiating with several countries to host failed asylum seekers for processing abroad.
- This plan follows the previous Conservative government's canceled Rwanda deportation scheme and builds on existing cooperation like Albania's five-year agreement with Italy.
- Starmer became the first UK prime minister to visit Albania, emphasizing the success of initiatives that have led to a 95% decline in Albanian crossings of the English Channel over the past three years.
- Starmer described the return hubs as a 'really important innovation' but said they would not be a 'silver bullet' against a more than 30% overall rise in Channel crossings this year.
- The UK expects return hubs, along with cracking down on smuggling gangs and enforcing returns, to curb irregular migration and address the ‘revolving door’ effect of repeat entries.
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