UK-Italy Migration Deal Dismissed as “Complete Gimmick”
Starmer will have to do more than hand millions of pounds to Rome to convince the public he is taking illegal migration seriously.
Starmer will have to do more than hand millions of pounds to Rome to convince the public he is taking illegal migration seriously.
Although the UK abandoned it, the idea of processing migrants in third countries is gaining popularity in Europe.
Analysts say the prime minister has been left “humiliated and empty handed.”
Asylum seekers are unlikely to be deterred when those earmarked for deportation are being allowed to roam free.
Government doesn’t share public’s concerns about mass migration, think tank says.
Migration expert says the prospect of proper border control “has never looked more remote.”
Social Democrat PM Mette Frederiksen describes EU asylum policy as “collapsed.”
Dublin has been caught flat-footed by an influx of asylum seekers from Belfast—a potentially major crisis for Anglo-Irish relations.
Analysts say the party will not do anything to bring down legal migration numbers either.
The Home Office is in contact with just 38% of the migrants it hopes to send for processing in the African nation.