Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Thursday that the United Kingdom is negotiating with several countries to establish “return nodes” for asylum seekers refusing the right to remain in Britain and exhaust all legal ways.
Starmer said in an interview with GB News during an official visit to Albania that the new approach is to more effectively manage the return of migrants.
“What we want to do now and we have discussions about … is the return nodes, which is where someone has passed through the UK system must be returned … and we will do it if we can, through reverse rounds,” Starmer said.
He described this concept as “quite important innovation” that helps Britain more effectively control irregular migration.
Starmer refused to name the countries involved in discussions and stated that further details would be shared “at a suitable time”.
No repetition of Rwanda’s plan, says Starmer
While the new plan can draw a comparison with the previous deportation scheme of the Rwand Conservative government, Starmer was clear at the beginning of this year that he considered this policy not inoperable. After joining the office in July, he canceled the Rwanda plan.
Who will be sent to the “Return of the Current”?
In a separate briefing, a spokesman for Starmer clarified the category of migrants, which can focus on the return model.
“That would apply to people who have exhausted all legal routes to stay in the UK, but try to stop using various legal tactics – whether they lose their documents or other tactics to frustrate their removal,” the spokesman said.
He added that these individuals would “move to a safe third country while waiting for new documentation to make sure they have no chance to make their removal.”
Albania is not on board – Rama says “no”
During a joint press conference in Tiran, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Albania is not interested in becoming a return center for the United Kingdom.
“While other countries can replicate such shops, I am not helpful for Albania to do so for Britain,” Rama said.
The recent agreement on migration between Albania and Italy-Katera allows Rome to speed up to 36,000 migrants per year-is allegedly under legal control.
Rama added that the agreement must be fully tested first.
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