UK in talks with multiple countries over asylum seeker 'return hubs', PM Starmer reveals

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UK in talks with multiple countries over asylum seeker 'return hubs', PM Starmer reveals  During his first official visit to Albania on Thursday, the British prime minister said the UK was in talks to set up "return hubs" with "a number of countries".  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/uk-in-talks-with-multiple-countries-over-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-pm-starmer-reveals  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced plans for return hubs abroad for

00:05rejected asylum seekers, awaiting deportation.

00:08Speaking in Albania, Starmer said talks are underway with unnamed countries, calling the

00:13hubs an important innovation.

00:17He ruled out Albania as a host, as Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama called his country's

00:22similar deal with Italy a one-off.

00:26However, reports suggest the UK is considering other Western Balkan countries.

00:34Starmer linked the plan to UK-Albanian cooperation, which he said cut Albanian small boat arrivals

00:39significantly.

00:42The scheme is part of new plans to cut migration, though Starmer denied it's a reaction to the

00:47rise of the far-right party, Reform UK.

00:51Unlike the old conservative Rwanda plan for offshore processing, these hubs target those

00:56whose asylum claims have failed.

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